drone on
Talk without stopping
To drone on is to speak in a dull, monotonous way for too long.
The image comes from the low, continuous hum of a drone—a sustained musical note or the sound of bees.
Someone who drones on fails to notice their audience has lost interest: He droned on about quarterly projections while everyone checked their phones.
Move or speak without direction
- meanderTo travel without direction
- digressStray from the topic
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
blather · waffle · babble · natter · jabber · maunder · go on · run on
Unchangingly dull
- tediousBoring through length
- dullLacking edge or interest
- drearyDull and depressing
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
wearisome · tiresome · plodding · unvaried · prosaic · soporific · mind-numbing · sleep-inducing
Go on without stopping
- persistContinue firmly onward
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- carry onContinue doing something
- keep onContinue doing something
go on and on · drag on · wear on · protract · prolong · extend · belabor · beat a dead horse
Uninterrupted solo address
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
spiel · oration · homily · soliloquy · pontification · filibuster · soapbox · hold forth
ramble
Move or speak without direction
prattle · blather · waffle · babble · natter · jabber · maunder · go on · run on · long-winded
monotonous
Unchangingly dull
humdrum · wearisome · tiresome · plodding · unvaried · prosaic · soporific · mind-numbing · sleep-inducing · stultifying
continue
Go on without stopping
keep on · go on and on · drag on · wear on · protract · prolong · extend · belabor · beat a dead horse · flog
monologue
Uninterrupted solo address
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
diatribe · spiel · oration · homily · soliloquy · pontification · filibuster · soapbox · hold forth · speechify
bore
Tiresome individual or drill
- yawnInvoluntary mouth opening
- tune outDeliberately stop attending
- glaze overBecome blank, inattentive
zone out · snooze · nod off · drowsy · stupor · ennui · tedium · weariness · fatigue · restlessness
drone onget to the point
Speak directly now
cut to the chase · wrap up · summarize · abbreviate · condense