drone on
phrasal 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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Several other drones on Sunday were intercepted, the military said.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Unverified image of a Russian serviceman holding a Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone on August 6, 2024.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As the lesson droned on, the huge, inevitable poster on the classroom wall gave the students something arcane to look at and study as an alternative to dozing off and getting a tongue-lashing and possibly a piece of chalk tossed at your head.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 23 Ukrainian drones on Monday night and into Tuesday morning.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Unverified image of a Russian serviceman holding a Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone on August 6, 2024.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As the lesson droned on, the huge, inevitable poster on the classroom wall gave the students something arcane to look at and study as an alternative to dozing off and getting a tongue-lashing and possibly a piece of chalk tossed at your head.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 23 Ukrainian drones on Monday night and into Tuesday morning.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Drone on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drone%20on. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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