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noun • stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen • an unchanging intonation • someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind • an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control • a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone verb • make a monotonous low dull sound • talk in a monotonous voice | ||||||||
| 38% | 6 | Produce a low, continuous hum | ||||||
noun • sound of something in rapid motion • the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents verb • make a soft swishing sound | ||||||||
| 31% | 14 | A stylistic device where the order of words is reversed in order to achieve a certain effect | ||||||
noun • A rhetorical figure resulting from a reverted arrangement in the last clause of a sentence of the two principal words of the clause preceding; inversion of the members of an antithesis: as, "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture a mute poem". | ||||||||
When Order Is Reversed To Produce A Low Hum Crossword Clue
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DRONE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DRONE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic08 Dec 2005 | Down 2 | |
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| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A stylistic device where the order of words is reversed in order to achieve a certain effect | |
2 | Doubly bashful when sick and everyone comes in to hum and haw
The Guardian Quiptic -
09 Sep 2019 | The Guardian Quiptic / 09 Sep 2019 |
3 | Produce a low, continuous hum | |
4 | Theme''s proper order reversed
The Guardian Cryptic -
23 Oct 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 23 Oct 2006 |
5 | When air-conditioners really hum
New York Times -
12 May 2020 | New York Times / 12 May 2020 |
6 | When telephone lines really hum
New York Times -
20 Aug 1999 | New York Times / 20 Aug 1999 |
7 | With the order reversed
The Guardian Quick -
08 Aug 2023 | The Guardian Quick / 08 Aug 2023 |
