Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun droning

1 sense of droning

Sense 1
monotone, drone, droning -- (an unchanging intonation)
       => intonation, modulation, pitch contour -- (rise and fall of the voice pitch)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drone

2 senses of drone

Sense 1
drone -- (make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
drone, drone on -- (talk in a monotonous voice)
       => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

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