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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
  • 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
  • With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of yawns
Noun
  • Step 6 Place baking dish on a large rimmed baking sheet (to catch drips) and bake lasagna until sauce is bubbling around the edges, top is golden brown, and noodles are al dente (insert a skewer into center of lasagna to check), 75–85 minutes.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But popular wellness clinics offering IV drips of vitamins and other supplements have also been offering glutathione.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of drips
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