was droning
- past progressive of drone.
Example Sentences
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Kobe had received a recruiting letter from Dean Smith and had been so thrilled — Dean Smith! — that he had opened the envelope in English class while his teacher was droning on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
Biden several times halted his train of thought, saying that he was droning on too long or didn’t want to bore his audience.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2021
Reality was droning on as usual, with impartial sunlight streaming through a nearby window and picking out swirls of dust motes.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2019
While Bezos was droning on, a protester jumped on the stage, shouting something about chickens and terrible conditions on industrial farms.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2019
Through the wall the school Xerox machine was droning, droning, droning.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
