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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Russia escalated its drone assaults to unprecedented levels in September, when its forces launched a total of 1,339 Shahed-type drones on Ukraine, of which 1,107 were intercepted and another portion neutralized by electronic warfare systems.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Ian, however, drones on with a boring autotune flow that doesn’t change much.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Files can then be transferred wirelessly to your phone without even turning the drone on, or via a USB-C cable to your laptop.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
The pair were on assignment in northern Gaza when their car was struck by an Israeli drone on July 31.
—Hala Gorani, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Ian, however, drones on with a boring autotune flow that doesn’t change much.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Files can then be transferred wirelessly to your phone without even turning the drone on, or via a USB-C cable to your laptop.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
The pair were on assignment in northern Gaza when their car was struck by an Israeli drone on July 31.
—Hala Gorani, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Drone on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drone%20on. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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