DRONED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

droned

verb

past tense of drone

as in hummed

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound the sound of droning bees all around us

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as in lounged

to spend time doing nothing instead of getting a job, he preferred to drone and live off his parents

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Recent Examples of droned Black Frankenstein, Superfly Snuka droned, without looking up from his clipboard. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 Helicopters roar overhead, reminding me that last week people were worried the Oscars were going to get droned. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 Temperatures rose above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, air conditioners droned, and power cuts followed. — Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025

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The bleachers were packed, and for the first time all day the air hummed with genuine enthusiasm.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
As the tattoo machine hummed across her leg, Savanna Georges watched another chapter of her faith take shape in ink.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hummed

Verb

Laughing, smoking cigarettes, and sipping bottles of Red Stripe, numerous packs of Black folks lounged around the joint.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Emily Ratajkowski lounged on a beach in Spain with her 5-year-old son Sylvester Apollo Bear wearing a tiny animal print bikini.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026

Definition of lounged

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In the now-notorious moment, Rock, 61, made a joke directed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzed haircut.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
That same day, 260 miles west, the mayor of another Saskatchewan town was sitting on the end of a fishing dock when his phone buzzed with a text message.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of buzzed

Verb

The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The slowdown also idled, at least temporarily, about 1,500 workers at the Bally’s Chicago site this week.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of idled

Verb

For three consecutive evenings, just before dark, this bird zipped to the dining table, gobbled down a quick meal, then hurried back to its roost.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Voyager 1 zipped past Jupiter in 1979 and, in 1980, flew by Saturn and its largest moon, Titan.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of zipped

Verb

Visitors strolled through the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Saturday morning to kick off Obon Weekend, a traditional Japanese festival honoring the spirits of ancestors.

— Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt was one of 26 Hall of Famers who strolled through the cornfields and walked to the infield ahead of Thursday’s game.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

My model is concentrated on the last 24 rounds played, and includes driving distance, strokes gained off the tee, strokes gained around the green, strokes gained putting, and strokes gained on par 3s longer than 200 yards.

— Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
View this post on Instagram Alyson Stoner Alyson Stoner, who also played Kairi in Kingdom Hearts, shared an emotional, heartfelt video mourning the loss of Panettiere.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

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