droning
present participle ofdrone
drone
verb[I]
uk/drəʊn/us/droʊn/to make alowcontinuousnoisethat does notchangeitsnote:
Anairplanedroned in thebackground.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
Phrasal verb
drone on
Examplesofdroning
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The characteristic indie guitar sound was a 'wall of noise' - jangling ordroningguitars, buried vocals and reverberation.
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They thought at first it was just beesdroningpast but when they looked up they saw four youths on top of the water tower.
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I have never listened to such adroninglot of rubbish.
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Droningsoundscapes layered into weighted guitar riffs, feedback and general noise are also present on the record.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The song's instrumentation is primarily string-driven, while also incorporating prominent,droningsynthesizer motifs, glockenspiel, pianos, and white noise.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The slow movement and eerie,droningbackground music make her seem very ethereal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The slowdroningmusic on this album weaves through recordings of footsteps, casual voices and other ordinary sounds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a direct result, the unpleasantdroningof thin walled components (e.g. air conditioning channels or facades) is reduced.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The group consisted of three members who only used electric guitars and tons of processing devices to create theirdroningsoundscapes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The album'sdroningambiance and scattered electronic background cries at times almost pulls the listeners inside the gloomy atmosphere.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They create cinematic and psychedelic compositions blending intensedroningguitars with melodic viola.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His music is a form of labyrinthiandroningcollage electronics that produced an otherworldly effect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Droningrhythms- the 4th dimension of time- induce a trance, evoking reggae's substance behind the muse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The album's main aural components are: smooth noise in various forms, rumbling bass, anddroningchords (particularly in 2.5 and 2.7).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The result is a mix ofdroningchords and sparse single instruments rising above the mix.
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