continuous drone
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a drone sound that continues without interruption
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Examples (10)
- The continuous drone of the engine was the only sound in the quiet countryside.
- I couldn't sleep because of the continuous drone from the old air conditioner.
- The continuous drone of cicadas filled the hot summer afternoon.
- We struggled to stay awake during the lecturer's continuous drone.
- All through the night, the continuous drone of distant traffic was audible from my window.
- The continuous drone of the refrigerator is surprisingly annoying once you notice it.
- Workers in the factory have grown accustomed to the continuous drone of the machinery.
- Far above, the continuous drone of a passenger jet signaled its path across the sky.
- The continuous drone from the server room is a constant reminder of the technology that powers our company.
- The power outage was made more eerie by the continuous drone of a neighbor's backup generator.