noun
- unmanned aircraft controlled remotely
- male bees that do not work and exist only to mate with the queen
- people who are lazy or do no useful work
Usage: derogatory
verb
- makes a continuous low humming sound
- speaks in a monotonous way
Examples
- Military drones surveyed the area from above.
- The delivery company uses drones to transport packages.
- The drones in the hive will be expelled before winter.
- She called her lazy coworkers drones who contributed nothing.
- The air conditioner drones constantly in the background.
- The professor drones on about ancient history.
- The engine drones as the plane flies overhead.
- He drones through his presentation without any enthusiasm.