droning
Example Sentences
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“At any given point, the pike was a symphony of spinning wheels, creaking cabs, clopping hooves, and droning livestock,” Mr. Crytzer writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
An audio reader daren’t go flat, for fear of droning on and boring the listener, but as this audiobook shows, excessive buoyancy also carries a risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
The summer’s unpleasant cicada infestation, meanwhile, is a stark reminder that his preferred droning screech comes from his dot-matrix printer, spitting out keyboard-symbol drawings he makes for customers who send him cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
There were big electric fans droning in the windows to keep the birds cool, but it was just as hot as I remembered.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
