drant
intransitive verb
ˈdrant,
-ȧ-
variants or draunt
ˈdrȧnt,
-a-
-ed/-ing/-s
chiefly Scottish
: to speak in a tiresome whining drawl
Word History
Etymology
Scots drant, draunt droning or drawling tone, modification of Scottish Gaelic dranndan, draundan hum, buzzing, complaint, growl; akin to Irish Gaelic dranntan hum, buzzing, growl