drone vs hiss

drone

verb
  • To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz. 

  • To speak in a monotone way. 

  • To kill with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft. 

noun
  • One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe. 

  • One who performs menial or tedious work. 

  • A person without the ability to think critically and independently, especially one who follows a group blindly; a non-player character. 

  • A remotely controlled aircraft, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). 

  • A Toyota HiAce or a similar van, especially one used by Ugandan state agents to kidnap opposition members. 

  • A male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen. 

  • A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds. 

  • A humming or deep murmuring sound. 

  • A low-pitched hum or buzz. 

hiss

verb
  • To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound. 

  • To call someone by hissing. 

  • To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing. 

  • To utter (something) with a hissing sound. 

  • To make a hissing sound. 

  • To whisper, especially angrily or urgently. 

  • To move with a hissing sound. 

noun
  • A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative. 

  • An expression of disapproval made using such a sound. 

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