drone on

verb

To talk in a boring manner for a long time.

“Near-synonym: go on (sometimes synonymous)”

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go ondrone
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Meanings

verbdrone on (third-person singular simple present drones on, present participle droning on, simple past and past participle droned on)

present singular third person drones on · participle present droning on · participle past droned on · past droned on

  1. intransitiveTo talk in a boring manner for a long time.

    Near-synonym: go on (sometimes synonymous)

    Synonyms: go on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo talk in a boring manner for a long time.

Similar
go on

More synonyms by meaning

verbtalk in a monotonous voice

Similar
drone
Broader
talkspeakutter
Also see
bleatdronego on

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French pérorer
  • pérorerTranslations
Polish marudzić, pomarudzić
  • marudzićTranslations
  • pomarudzićTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

drone on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drone%20on

MLA

“drone on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drone%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drone on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drone%20on.

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