The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Drone \Drone\ (dr[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Droned; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Droning.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G.
   dr["o]hnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw.
   dr["o]na to bellow, drone, Dan. dr["o]ne, 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.
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            Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. --T.
                                                  Gray.
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   2. To love in idleness; to do nothing. "Race of droning
      kings." --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

droning
    n 1: an unchanging intonation [syn: monotone, drone,
         droning]