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

Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said that a Ukrainian drone on Thursday hit a cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk nuclear power plant, but the attack hasn't posed any radiation threat and hasn't affected its operation. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said that a Ukrainian drone on Thursday hit a cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk nuclear power plant, but the attack hasn’t posed any radiation threat and hasn’t affected its operation. — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

But the ferocity of the strikes do not compare to the early days of the war when Iran launched hundreds of rockets and drones on regional targets, including Israel, heavily disrupting livelihoods and inflicting damage on stable countries. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for drone on

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