The word "droning" is correct in written English
It is typically used to describe a continuous, low, monotonous sound or to refer to someone speaking in a dull, repetitive manner.
Example: "The teacher's droning lecture made it hard for the students to stay awake."
Alternatives: "Mumbling" or "Monotonous speaking."
Modern politicians are always droning on about connecting with "ordinary people".
But where is the emotion in droning on about pension provision; about currency exchanges, about whether an independent Scotland will have to put VAT on books or have its own film licensing commission?
It was droning put into the context of extended jamming.
As a result, people tend to listen more intently and speak more forcefully.Add 60 decibels or more of background noise from a couple of large turbo-fan engines droning away outside and the air passenger behind you could soon be shouting loud enough for even the pilot to hear.
Many a schoolchild has been lulled to sleep by the droning voices at the Comédie-Française.
America desperately needs to learn from our experience; Barack Obama should push for some kind of presidential priority on policing.David Muir Co-chair of the National Church Leaders Forum LondonNot quite ready for take offSIR – At the risk of droning on about drones, your leader was a bit slanted ("Free the drones", December 6th).
At least, until they start droning on about those boring numbers again.
A nationwide chain of teacher-training centres is being set up to disseminate the new methods.Before Plowden, whole-class teaching got a bad name because it often led to teachers droning on while their pupils dropped off.
In place of vision and placating empathy, he seems to offer only droning iterations.And if Mr Brown is the culprit, the remedy is plain: to get rid of him.
Jesus has been smothered by droning liturgies, lavish cardinals' robes, the hierarchy surrounding the "Vicar of Christ" and pagan incense pots swinging down the aisles.
At best, you accumulate hostages to fortune in the form of controversial votes; at worst, you contract senators' disease, droning on about mark-up, earmarks, filibusters and cloture.The second criticism has more substance: that Mr Obama is a lightweight.
