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Meanings of droning in English
Synonyms
Examples for "buzzing"
Examples for "buzzing"
1
This news is shocking, of course, and has the whole internet buzzing.
2
The betting industry has been buzzing with the news for months now.
3
We can't afford to set the police buzzing, to-day of all days.
4
It is Monday morning and the news conference is buzzing with ideas.
5
A buzzing trombone, an insinuating saxophone: jazz, played a long way off.
1
The market was also abuzz with rumors of a Fortis rights issue.
2
The house was abuzz with activities as everyone fought to get ready.
3
The shipping market was abuzz with chatter about the matter on Thursday.
4
Raised in Brooklyn, his home was constantly abuzz with people and activity.
5
The sun has come out and Fairyhouse Racecourse is abuzz with excitement.
Usage of droning in English
1
The regular droning of the old clock sounded distinctly in the stillness.
2
It came droning, droning up the forty-odd thousand miles from the planet.
3
To the droning of the ventilation wheel and the secretary he meditated.
4
The commodore's clerk was droning on about Spanish authority, civil and military.
5
A droning, rushing roar beat upon our ears; filled the whole cavern.
6
A blind shock-andfor Waco the droning of the wind had ceased.
7
Once more he heard the high, strident droning of the Thunder Bird.
8
The energizer droning in the Pit reached a new height in volume.
9
The old lady was still clinging to his arm and still droning:
10
The air was full of a shrieking and droning of shells overhead.
11
Changing light flickered from the room beyond it, a television droning on.
12
He looked round at me, in his dry, droning way, and said:
13
The delegates were droning along over insertions devised to increase corporation power.
14
I heard another sound- avoice ,lowand monotonous, droning as in prayer.
15
The heavy droning sound of the ship's engines kicked up several octaves.
16
Then, out of a rustling of papers, a sort of droning rose:
About this term
Frequent collocations
Droning through the time
Droning across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common