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

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

An aircraft hangar at one of the bases, RAF Akrotiri, was hit by a Shahed drone on March 2 that Cypriot officials said was launched from Lebanon. —ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026

Questions remain over whether the ceasefire can hold, however, with Israel and several Gulf countries already reporting incoming missiles and drones on Wednesday. —Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026

Air defense systems in the United Arab Emirates also engaged with incoming missiles and drones on Tuesday, authorities said. —Npr Staff, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for drone on

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