Drone on Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdɹoʊn/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn

DRONE-awn

UK

dɹˈəʊn/ /ˈɒn

drone-ON

परिभाषा

To speak for a long time in a dull, boring, or unchanging voice, usually making it hard for people to pay attention.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Informal, often critical; used for tedious speeches, lectures, or any monotonous talking. Typically follows 'someone droned on about...' or 'the teacher droned on.' Not about making buzzing sounds, despite the word 'drone.'

• Spanish: hablar monótonamente - hablar sin parar
• Portuguese (BR): falar sem parar - falar de forma monótona
• Portuguese (PT): falar sem parar - falar de forma monótona
• Chinese (Simplified): 喋喋不休地说
• Chinese (Traditional): 喋喋不休地說
• Hindi: एक ही बात बार-बार बोलना - बोरिंग तरीके से बोलना
• Arabic: يتحدث بلا انقطاع - يتكلم بطريقة رتيبة
• Bengali: একঘেয়ে কথা বলা - বিরক্তিকরভাবে লম্বা কথা বলা
• Russian: монотонно бубнить - нудно говорить
• Japanese: だらだら話し続ける
• Vietnamese: nói đều đều một cách chán nản - nói lê thê
• Korean: 지루하게 늘어놓다 - 단조롭게 말하다
• Turkish: sıkıcı bir şekilde konuşmak - monoton bir şekilde konuşmak
• Urdu: بورنگ انداز میں بولنا - یکسان انداز میں بات کرنا
• Indonesian: berbicara dengan monoton - berbicara tanpa henti secara membosankan

उदाहरण वाक्य

The teacher droned on for an hour about history.

basic

He droned on about his new car.

basic

Sometimes, Grandpa drones on when telling stories.

basic

I almost fell asleep as the speaker droned on about economics.

natural

She tends to drone on when she's nervous.

natural

We all zoned out as the boss droned on in the meeting.

natural