Meaning

1 senses

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

    Near-synonym: go on (sometimes synonymous)

More definitions
  • talk in a monotonous voice

Examples

4 sentences

  1. She droned on for hours about her family history.

    deSie leierte weiter für Stunden ihre Familiengeschichte herunter.

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  2. The drone zoomed in on the target and properly identified it.

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  3. He just drones on and on but hardly even touches on what we need to know for the test.

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  4. While you drone on about preserving the standard of living for the middle class, our parents are dying of hypothermia.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

drones on, droning on, droned on, droned on
Base formdrone on · to drone on
3rd person singulardrones on
Present participledroning on
Past simpledroned on
Past participledroned on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydrone on
he, she, itdrones on

Past simpleLesson

all personsdroned on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave droned on
he, she, ithas droned on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill drone on

Synonyms

2 synonyms
go on
Close in meaning
  • talk in a monotonous voice:drone

Word family

1 related words
Relatedon about

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
droiddromedarydronedrooldroopB2
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