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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Boebert started by droning on for 10 minutes about every cultural issue in MAGA’s agenda.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Then telling the group that at 14:15, strike drones on target, adding this is when the first bombs will definitely drop.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
The missiles did not impact the F-16, and the Houthis unsuccessfully fired another SAM at an American MQ-9 Reaper drone on the same day.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The increasing importance of drones on the battlefield might seem like some good news for Ukraine: Unlike artillery systems, Ukraine produces many of its drones domestically.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Then telling the group that at 14:15, strike drones on target, adding this is when the first bombs will definitely drop.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
The missiles did not impact the F-16, and the Houthis unsuccessfully fired another SAM at an American MQ-9 Reaper drone on the same day.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The increasing importance of drones on the battlefield might seem like some good news for Ukraine: Unlike artillery systems, Ukraine produces many of its drones domestically.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drone on
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“Drone on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drone%20on. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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