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

Two ships owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were also struck by drones on Thursday, reflecting a late-week escalation in tensions over the international waterway. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

The city's power plant was hit by two drones on Tuesday, with one damaging its firefighting system while the second landed close to the facility’s main fuel storage, setting it on fire, the electricity company said. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

The prospect of deploying fully autonomous drones on the battlefield may seem to be creeping closer. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

The Jordanian Armed Forces shot down a drone on Tuesday local time, a statement from the military said. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for drone on

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