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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Charles Brackett — a major industry mofo whose collaborations with Billy Wilder on films like Sunset Boulevard are only part of his career — is the president and comes out to drone on whimsically, reading from a piece of paper.
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent escalations include the launch of a record-breaking 267 drones on February 23, 2025, followed by 185 more the following night.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In other words, why ruin a picturesque setting by droning on and on about golf’s woes?
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
But the three to four deeply unserious men who appear each season to drone on about crypto, Joe Rogan, and Brazilian jujitsu will get herded away by the captive audience of their dreams and stop wasting a living, breathing woman’s time.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent escalations include the launch of a record-breaking 267 drones on February 23, 2025, followed by 185 more the following night.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In other words, why ruin a picturesque setting by droning on and on about golf’s woes?
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
But the three to four deeply unserious men who appear each season to drone on about crypto, Joe Rogan, and Brazilian jujitsu will get herded away by the captive audience of their dreams and stop wasting a living, breathing woman’s time.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Drone on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drone%20on. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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