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droning
Overview of noun droning
The noun droning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. monotone, drone, droning -- (an unchanging intonation)
Overview of verb drone
The verb drone has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. drone -- (make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on")
2. drone, drone on -- (talk in a monotonous voice)
Overview of adj droning
The adj droning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. abuzz, buzzing, droning -- (noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun droning
1 sense of droning
Sense 1
monotone, drone, droning
=> intonation, modulation, pitch contour
=> prosody, inflection
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun droning
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun droning
1 sense of droning
Sense 1
monotone, drone, droning
=> intonation, modulation, pitch contour
Antonyms of noun droning
Member Holonyms of noun droning
Substance Holonyms of noun droning
Part Holonyms of noun droning
Member Meronyms of noun droning
Substance Meronyms of noun droning
Part Meronyms of noun droning
Meronyms of noun droning
Holonyms of noun droning
Attributes of noun droning
Derived Forms of noun droning
1 sense of droning
Sense 1
monotone, drone, droning
RELATED TO>(verb) drone#1
=> drone
RELATED TO>(verb) drone#2
=> drone, drone on
Domain of noun droning
Domain Terms of noun droning
Familiarity of noun droning
droning used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun droning
1 sense of droning
Sense 1
monotone, drone, droning
> intonation, modulation, pitch contour
=> intonation pattern
=> monotone, drone, droning
=> singsong
Meronyms of noun droning
1 sense of droning
Holonyms of noun droning
Grep of noun droning
droning
Antonyms of verb drone
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drone
2 senses of drone
Sense 1
drone
=> sound, go
=> cause to be perceived
Sense 2
drone, drone on
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb drone
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drone
2 senses of drone
Sense 1
drone
=> sound, go
Sense 2
drone, drone on
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
'Cause To' of verb drone
Derived Forms of verb drone
2 senses of drone
Sense 1
drone
RELATED TO>(noun) droning#1
=> monotone, drone, droning
Sense 2
drone, drone on
RELATED TO>(noun) drone#2
=> monotone, drone, droning
RELATED TO>(noun) droning#1
=> monotone, drone, droning
Domain of verb drone
Domain Terms of verb drone
Familiarity of verb drone
drone used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb drone
2 senses of drone
Sense 1
drone
*> Something ----s
Sense 2
drone, drone on
EX: Sam and Sue drone
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb drone
2 senses of drone
Sense 1
drone
> sound, go
=> snarl
=> whistle, sing
=> blow
=> ting
=> make noise, resound, noise
=> splat
=> twang
=> clang, clangor
=> clank
=> clangor, clangour
=> boom, boom out
=> drum, beat, thrum
=> rattle
=> tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat
=> resonate, vibrate
=> tweet, twirp
=> skirl
=> gurgle
=> glug
=> blow
=> whish
=> guggle
=> ping
=> pink, ping, knock
=> trump
=> squelch
=> chug
=> ring, peal
=> buzz, bombinate, bombilate
=> chime
=> rustle
=> snap, crack
=> crack
=> honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot
=> whistle
=> resound, echo, ring, reverberate
=> thud, thump
=> clop, clump, clunk, plunk
=> patter, pitter-patter
=> tap, rap, knock, pink
=> click, tick
=> chatter, click
=> pop
=> tinkle, tink, clink, chink
=> splash, splosh, slosh, slush
=> hum, thrum
=> bleep
=> rumble, grumble
=> boom, din
=> bang
=> ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> lap, swish, swosh, swoosh
=> drone
=> whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
=> roll
Sense 2
drone, drone on
> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> read
=> vocalize, vocalise, phonate
=> troll
=> begin
=> lip off, shoot one's mouth off
=> shout
=> whisper
=> peep
=> speak up
=> snap, snarl
=> enthuse
=> speak in tongues
=> swallow
=> verbalize, verbalise
=> whiff
=> talk of, talk about
=> blubber, blubber out
=> drone, drone on
=> bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> rasp
=> blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate
=> tone, inflect, modulate
=> deliver, present
=> generalize, generalise
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> chatter
=> yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away
=> open up
=> snivel, whine
=> murmur
=> mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate
=> slur
=> bark
=> bay
=> rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
=> hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
=> cackle
=> babble
=> tone, chant, intone
=> gulp
=> sing
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb drone
Sense 1
drone
=> sound, go
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Sense 2
drone, drone on
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
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Grep of verb drone
drone
drone on
Antonyms of adj droning
1 sense of droning
Sense 1
abuzz, buzzing, droning
INDIRECT (VIA noisy) -> quiet
Similarity of adj droning
1 sense of droning
Sense 1
abuzz, buzzing, droning
=> noisy (vs. quiet)
Pertainyms of adj droning
Attributes of adj droning
Domain of adj droning
Domain Terms of adj droning
Familiarity of adj droning
droning used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj droning
droning
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