drəun n. & v. --n. 1 a non-working
male of
the honey-bee,
whose sole
function is to mate
with fertile females. 2 an
idler. 3 a
deep humming
sound. 4 a
monotonous speech or
speaker. 5 a a
pipe,
esp. of a
bagpipe,
sounding a
continuous note of fixed low pitch. b the note emitted by
this. 6 a remote-controlled pilotless
aircraft or
missile. --v. 1 intr.
make a deep humming sound. 2 intr. & tr.
speak or utter monotonously. 3 a intr. be
idle. b tr. (often foll. by away) idle
away (one's
time etc.). [OE dran, drón prob. f. WG]