Buzz vs. Drone — What's the Difference?

To make a low droning or vibrating sound like that of a bee.

A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.

To talk, often excitedly, in low tones.

An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.

To be abuzz; hum

A person who does tedious or menial work; a drudge

To move quickly and busily; bustle.

A remotely controlled or autonomous aircraft with no pilot on board. Also called unmanned aircraft system.

To make a signal with a buzzer.

A continuous low humming or buzzing sound.

To cause to buzz.

Any of the pipes of a bagpipe that lack finger holes and produce a single tone.

To utter in a rapid, low voice

A long sustained tone.

(Informal) To fly low over

Any of various instruments that produce only a constant pitch.

To call or signal with a buzzer.

To make a continuous low dull humming sound

To make a telephone call to.

To speak in a monotonous tone

To give a buzzcut to.

To pass or act in a monotonous way.

A vibrating, humming, or droning sound.

To utter in a monotonous low tone

A low murmur

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

A telephone call

Someone who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.

A state of pleasant intoxication, as from alcohol.

One who performs menial or tedious work.

A state of stimulation or overstimulation, as from caffeine.

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

Excited interest or attention

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

Rumor; gossip

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

A buzzcut.

A low-pitched hum or buzz.

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.

(musical instrument) One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.

A whisper.

A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds.

The audible friction of voiced consonants.

A humming or deep murmuring sound.

(informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.

To kill with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft.

(informal) A telephone call or e-mail.

To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.

(informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.

To speak in a monotone way.

(uncountable) fizz-buzz

The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.

(by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.

That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.

Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.

A humming or deep murmuring sound.

To fly while making such a sound.

A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.

(colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.

To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.

(transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.

To love in idleness; to do nothing.

(transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

Stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

(aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.

An unchanging intonation

(transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.

Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

To drink to the bottom.

An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

(transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.

A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.

Make a monotonous low dull sound;

To sound forth by buzzing.

Talk in a monotonous voice

To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.

To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

To sound with a "buzz".

A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation.

A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.

The audible friction of voice consonants.

Sound of rapid vibration;

A confusion of activity and gossip;

Make a buzzing sound;

Fly low;

Be noisy with activity;

Call with a buzzer;