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dröhnen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boom verb To make a loud, deep, resonant sound.
  • drone noun An unmanned aircraft or vehicle controlled remotely or by autopilot.
  • hurtle verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • peal noun A loud ringing sound, or a series of them, such as bells, thunder, or laughter.

Senses

dröhnen is used for these senses in English:

  • boom A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
  • boom (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
  • drone A low-pitched hum or buzz.
  • hurtle To make a sound of things clashing or colliding together; to clatter, to rattle; hence, to move with such a sound.
  • peal A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.

boom — full definition

  1. verb To make a loud, deep, resonant sound.
  2. verb To grow or thrive rapidly, especially economically.
  3. noun A sudden period of rapid growth or prosperity.
  4. noun A long pole used to extend or support something, such as a sail, microphone, or crane load.

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.

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