What part of speech is droned?

Droned can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. droned is a verb, past participle of drone (infinitive).
  • 2. droned is a verb, past simple of drone (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does droned mean?

Definitions

Verb

drone - talk in a monotonous voice
drone - make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"

Examples of droned

#   Sentence  
1. verb She droned on for hours about her family history.
2. verb For an hour he droned away upon his violin, endeavouring to soothe his own ruffled spirits.
3. verb Finally it was Tom's turn at the counter. He put his errand on the table and fished around in his pocket, ready for the inevitable question. As soon as the cashier saw the beverages, he droned out the protocol "ID?", and Tom nervously flashed him his wallet, not daring to make eye contact. Inside it was his homemade driver's license, identifying him as 30 year-old John Jackson from Boston, Massachusetts.
4. verb While you drone on abbout preserving the standard of living for the middle class, our parents are dying of hypothermia.
5. verb While you drone on abbout preserving the standard of living for the middle class, our parents are dying of hypothermia.
Sentence  
verb
She droned on for hours about her family history.
For an hour he droned away upon his violin, endeavouring to soothe his own ruffled spirits.
Finally it was Tom's turn at the counter. He put his errand on the table and fished around in his pocket, ready for the inevitable question. As soon as the cashier saw the beverages, he droned out the protocol "ID?", and Tom nervously flashed him his wallet, not daring to make eye contact. Inside it was his homemade driver's license, identifying him as 30 year-old John Jackson from Boston, Massachusetts.
While you drone on abbout preserving the standard of living for the middle class, our parents are dying of hypothermia.
While you drone on abbout preserving the standard of living for the middle class, our parents are dying of hypothermia.

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