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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There seems to be no let up in Russia's use of drones on civilian targets. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for drone on