Drone (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Droned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Droning.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G. dröhnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw. dröna to bellow, drone, Dan. dröne, Goth. drunjus sound, Gr. � dirge, � to cry aloud, Skr. dhran to sound. Cf. Drone, n.] 1. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. T. Gray.
2. To love in idleness; to do nothing. “Race of droning kings.” Dryden.