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See also: Drant
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Scots drant, draunt (“droning or drawling tone”), borrowed from Scottish Gaelic dranndan, draundan (“hum, buzzing, complaint, growl, snarl”), akin to Irish dranntan (“hum, buzzing, growl”).
Verb[edit]
drant (third-person singular simple present drants, present participle dranting, simple past and past participle dranted)
- (Scotland, dialect, transitive, intransitive) To drawl; to drone.
Noun[edit]
drant (plural drants)
References[edit]
- “drant”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1908).
Anagrams[edit]
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