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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In the other video, an NYPD drone on the evening of April 12 was dispatched to a ShotSpotter alert in the Bronx, by E. 18th St. near Marion Ave., police said.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza, NGO says
The defence official said aid distribution, which has been handled by international aid groups and U.N. organizations, would be transferred to private companies and handed out in the southern area of Rafah once the offensive begins.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 6 May 2025
The Houthis have fired over two dozen missiles and drones on Israel recently, according to the IDF.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 May 2025
But Russia’s wider invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent proliferation of small drones on both sides of the conflict, changed that habit.
—David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza, NGO says
The defence official said aid distribution, which has been handled by international aid groups and U.N. organizations, would be transferred to private companies and handed out in the southern area of Rafah once the offensive begins.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 6 May 2025
The Houthis have fired over two dozen missiles and drones on Israel recently, according to the IDF.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 May 2025
But Russia’s wider invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent proliferation of small drones on both sides of the conflict, changed that habit.
—David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Drone on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drone%20on. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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