droners

noun

plural of droner
as in bores
someone or something boring the movie turned out to be a droner

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  1. bores
  2. yawns
  3. drips
Noun
  • Caldecott Tunnel was first opened in 1937 with two bores containing two lanes each going opposite directions.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
    — MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of bores
Noun
  • Right now, this work may induce yawns, but as long-term exploration efforts of the moon and other bodies become both more serious and more varied, the complexity of mapping these worlds may increase.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of yawns
Noun
  • The discreet sheet of color-changing material makes for a fun, bloody effect as water drips onto the surface.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There’s not enough research to support the idea that NAD+ IV drips can infuse the coenzyme into the human body at a cellular level, Paulvin told CNBC Make It last March.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of drips
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“Droners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droners. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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