Collocates or not??

[OKisOK]

Hello. I need your help. I’m doing some linguistic project. I would be very glad if you could tell me whether these sentences are possible or not:

1. Bee is humming

Bee is buzzing
Bee is dronning

1. Hive is humming

Hive is buzzing
Hive is droning

1. Fly is humming

Fly is buzzing
Fly is dronning

1. Mosquito is humming

Mosquito is buzzing
Mosquito is dronning
Mosquito is whirring

1. Dragonfly is dronning

Dragonfly is buzzing

1. Bumblebee is buzing
2. Cicada is humming

Cicada is chirring
Cicada is dronning
Cicada is whirring

1. Locust is buzzing

Locust is chirring
Locust is whistling

1. Hopper (grasshopper) is buzzing

Hopper (grasshopper) is chirring

1. Cricket is singing

Cricket is chirring
Cricket is whirring

1. Bug is humming

Bug is buzzing
Bug is whirring

1. Beetle is humming

Beetle is whirring
Thank you in advance.

 

[emsr2d2]

Every single line you posted is missing an article.

 

[Rover_KE]

. . . and a full stop.

Click here to listen to a variety of insects making their typical sounds.

The text includes words to describe some of these sounds – such as 'trilling', 'chicking', 'chirping' etc.

These are correct:

Bees buzz.
Bees hum.

Cicadas chirp.

Crickets chirp.

As far as I know, dragonflies and beetles are silent.

'Bugs' is a meaningless term in this context.

Other people may or may not add to this list.

Rover

 

[MartinEnglish]

From gangster patois to the noise bugs make, I never cease to be bewildered by the weird and utterly obscure nature of some of the questions asked in this forum.

It's clear that there is far less interest in the essential nuts and bolts (e.g. articles) than in the totally bizarre!

 

[Tdol]

Cicadas chirp.

They can be a lot louder than that. The ones in Tokyo are like an outdoor rave. ;-)

 

[Tdol]

From gangster patois to the noise bugs make, I never cease to be bewildered by the weird and utterly obscure nature of some of the questions asked in this forum.

It's clear that there is far less interest in the essential nuts and bolts (e.g. articles) than in the totally bizarre!

Forums are almost 100% learner-driven, far more so than most teaching methods that use the term, and it is interesting to see the results of that, including the wilder flowers like the ones you mention.