The audience grew restless as the speaker droned through his prepared remarks. By the third repetition of the same anecdote, several listeners had begun to look pointedly at the clock.
As used in the text, what does the word "droned" most nearly mean?
- Acheck_circle
spoke in a dull, monotonous way
- B
flew like a small unmanned aircraft
- C
sang in harmony
- D
moaned in pain
Explanation
The audience is bored and watching the clock, so "droned" means spoke in a dull, monotonous way, not the aircraft, harmony, or pain senses.