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brommen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drone noun An unmanned aircraft or vehicle controlled remotely or by autopilot.
  • hum verb To sing a tune with your lips closed, without forming words.
  • snarl verb To growl and bare the teeth angrily, as an animal does.
  • whirr verb To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

Senses

brommen is used for these senses in English:

  • drone A low-pitched hum or buzz.
  • drone To speak in a monotone.
  • hum (intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
  • hum (intransitive) To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly.
  • snarl (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
  • whirr To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

drone — full definition

  1. noun An unmanned aircraft or vehicle controlled remotely or by autopilot.
  2. noun A male bee that does no work in the hive; by extension, a person who does menial or unthinking work.
  3. verb To make a continuous low humming sound, or to speak in a flat, monotonous voice.

hum — full definition

  1. verb To sing a tune with your lips closed, without forming words.
  2. verb To make a low, steady, continuous sound.
  3. noun A low, steady, continuous sound.

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