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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The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of attempting to carry out terrorist attacks using drones on Russian soil. —

John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Trader stepped outside, into the brightening gray, and placed an FPV drone on a wooden stool resting on its side. —

C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Errors by command are increasing, several soldiers said, sharing an episode in which a unit of Ukrainian soldiers was attacked by drones on the frontline, after two Ukrainian commanders mistakenly failed to identify them. —

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 On a different post-election therapy session on MSNBC, professional anti-Trumper George Conway droned on about how Trump voters live in an information bubble. —

Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drone on