ˈbʊədən ˈdɹəʊnɪŋ ˈdɹoʊnɪŋ ˈlæɡəd ˈlæɡɚd ˈmɒ.nə.təʊn ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn ˈpoʊ.keɪ ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ) ˈtɹeɪlɚ talk in a monotonous voice make a monotonous low dull sound The harmonium was droning on stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control an unchanging intonation someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind