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drone on

drone on verb: to talk in a boring manner for a long time.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To talk in a boring manner for a long time.
    • Near-synonym: go on (sometimes synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    go on

Synonyms of drone on

Forms of drone on

third-person singular presentdrones on
present participledroning on
past participledroned on
pastdroned on

Questions about drone on

What does drone on mean?
Drone on means to talk in a boring manner for a long time.
What part of speech is drone on?
Drone on is a verb.
What is the past tense of drone on?
The past tense of drone on is droned on.

Words near drone on in the dictionary

  1. drone
  2. drone flies
  3. drone fly
  4. drone metal
  5. drone music
  6. drone on
  7. drone wall
  8. drone walls
  9. drone-a-thon
  10. drone-a-thons
  11. drone-athon

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