drone on

verb

droned on; droning on; drones on

informal

: to speak for a long time in a dull voice without saying anything interesting

She had trouble keeping awake as he droned on about himself.

Examples of drone on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seneca has tested the drones on prescribed burns, not real wildfires yet. — Halle Zander, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026

The site was attacked again with a drone on Sunday, as emergency rescuers were searching for people trapped under the rubble, Ukrainian authorities said. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

A lot of people think direct instruction is lecturing, a teacher standing at the front of the room explaining things, maybe droning on and on, like in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Nov. 2026

Ernesto Chavana was captured on camera using his foot to punt a flying drone on a Mexican TV show, sending it careening into a model’s face on set. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for drone on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon