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droning

ADJECTIVE
drawling
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Whatever engine droning and snoozing you might remember from earlier CVT systems has been banished to the Phantom Zone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 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

"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2025

Any images of graphic violence are forgone for droning, surrealist soundscapes that communicate the fear felt inside the boundaries of Nickel Academy just as effectively.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2024

He tilted his head, listening, and grinned when the droning syllables of a song-chant reached his ears.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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