droner

noun

Definition of dronernext
as in bore
someone or something boring the movie turned out to be a droner

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  1. bore
  2. drip
  3. yawn
Noun
  • Turning one of the studio’s all-time classics into a complete bore is remarkable.
    — Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The set includes one gun each in 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge, and .410 bore.
    — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of bore
Noun
  • In addition to the traditional coffee offerings, there are regular drip coffees, lattes, matcha and frappuccinos on the menu.
    — Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Its Byzantine look is punched with vivid colors and hints of Abstract Expressionist brushstrokes and paint drips.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of drip
Noun
  • Wild ponies, svelte & savage, graze in dune grasses, whinny, yawn.
    — J.T. Townley, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The world of Antony and Cleopatra is so immense that time yawns in it . .
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of yawn
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