Drone On (Verb)
Meaning
Talk in a monotonous voice.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The professor started to drone on about the history of medieval Europe, putting half the class to sleep.
- Her voice began to drone on as she read the long list of instructions, slowly losing her audience's attention.
- The politician's speech quickly turned into a monotonous lecture, causing him to drone on about economic statistics.
- After a while, the presenter started to drone on about unimportant details, making the listeners lose interest.
- The teacher's slow and monotonous tone made her drone on for hours, testing the patience of her students.