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 Southwest Virginia, multiple people shared incidents of possible mystery drones on social media last week, per television stations there. —

Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 Trump spoke out in favor of shooting down the drones on Friday night, while suggesting that President Joe Biden's administration was withholding information about the sightings. —

Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024 An aircraft helping to fight wildfires that are raging across Los Angeles was struck by a civilian drone on Thursday. —

Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025 The technician checks the drone, attaches the battery and a munition, then places the drone on a launch stand improvised from bricks, wooden blocks or ammunition boxes. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for drone on