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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Another level hems the player in with blocks of self-questioning text while the sound of someone gasping for air drones on in the background.
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Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
The White House subsequently cut off Ukraine’s American intelligence feed that has helped it to anticipate Russian attacks and troop movements, and avoid nightly barrages from Russian drones on its cities and infrastructure.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Iranian army has received a delivery of 1,000 drones on Monday amid growing tensions with Israel and the U.S, according to the semi-official outlet, Tasnim News Agency.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
There’s no air-conditioning, and the theater gets hotter as the first act drones on, clocking in at over 90 minutes.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
The White House subsequently cut off Ukraine’s American intelligence feed that has helped it to anticipate Russian attacks and troop movements, and avoid nightly barrages from Russian drones on its cities and infrastructure.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Iranian army has received a delivery of 1,000 drones on Monday amid growing tensions with Israel and the U.S, according to the semi-official outlet, Tasnim News Agency.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
There’s no air-conditioning, and the theater gets hotter as the first act drones on, clocking in at over 90 minutes.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Drone on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drone%20on. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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