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.
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The next instance is in the Imperial conference room on the Death Star as blowhard Admiral Motti drones on and on about how wonderful the Death Star will be.
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Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
In the border region of Belgorod, for example, at least one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on April 17, while another person was reported killed by a Ukrainian drone on the night of April 26.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The New Jersey State Police recovered the drones on Monday, the agency said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah launched missiles and drones on Israel on March 2, in what the group said was revenge for Israel’s killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and for some 13,000 Israeli violations of the 2024 ceasefire.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
In the border region of Belgorod, for example, at least one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on April 17, while another person was reported killed by a Ukrainian drone on the night of April 26.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The New Jersey State Police recovered the drones on Monday, the agency said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah launched missiles and drones on Israel on March 2, in what the group said was revenge for Israel’s killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and for some 13,000 Israeli violations of the 2024 ceasefire.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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