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

Killing drones on a budget Ukraine’s Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi has previously announced that the system has seen some operational testing in early 2025, though no concrete information about such testing has been publicly released either. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026

Moreover, the psychological impact of drones on civilian populations is increasingly recognized. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

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. —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

Rhymes for drone on

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