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")