Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

droney

/dɹˈoʊni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: droney
IPA: /dɹˈoʊni/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by droning

Example Sentences

"Their big hit at the time was "Death Valley '69," a typical droney, doomy replay of the Manson murders that was about as illuminating as your average TV mini series."

Etymology

Etymology tree English drone Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English droney From drone + -y.

Inflected Forms

more droney (comparative) most droney (superlative) drony (alternative)

Rhymes With

tony sony toni phony hermione stony bologna bony macaroni coney mahoney pepperoni

Questions

How do you pronounce droney?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹˈoʊni/.
What does droney mean?: Characterized by droning
Where does droney come from?: Etymology tree English drone Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English droney From drone + -y.

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