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PRONUNCIATION OF DRONISH

dronish  [ˈdrəʊnɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRONISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dronish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DRONISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dronish in the English dictionary

The first definition of dronish in the dictionary is like a drone; lazy or parasitic. Other definition of dronish is like a drone; sluggish or slow. Dronish is also low, slow and repetitive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRONISH


banish
ˈbænɪʃ
brownish
ˈbraʊnɪʃ
clownish
ˈklaʊnɪʃ
corniche
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
Cornish
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
Danish
ˈdeɪnɪʃ
diminish
dɪˈmɪnɪʃ
finish
ˈfɪnɪʃ
Finnish
ˈfɪnɪʃ
furnish
ˈfɜːnɪʃ
garnish
ˈɡɑːnɪʃ
greenish
ˈɡriːnɪʃ
punish
ˈpʌnɪʃ
refinish
riːˈfɪnɪʃ
replenish
rɪˈplɛnɪʃ
Spanish
ˈspænɪʃ
tarnish
ˈtɑːnɪʃ
townish
ˈtaʊnɪʃ
vanish
ˈvænɪʃ
varnish
ˈvɑːnɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRONISH

dromond
dromophobia
dromos
drone
drone aircraft
droner
drongo
drongo shrike
droning
droningly
dronishly
dronishness
dronklap
dronkverdriet
drony
droob
drook
drookit
drool
drooly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRONISH

admonish
astonish
baboonish
buffoonish
cartoonish
dragonish
gloss finish
gluttonish
hornish
jargonish
lemonish
mammonish
moonish
parsonish
preadmonish
premonish
Rhenish
soonish
the Spanish
tonish

Synonyms and antonyms of dronish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dronish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRONISH

Find out the translation of dronish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dronish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dronish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dronish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dronish
570 millions of speakers

English

dronish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dronish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dronish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dronish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dronish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dronish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dronish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dronish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dronish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dronish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dronish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dronish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dronish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dronish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नराधम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dronish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dronish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dronish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dronish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dronish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dronish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dronish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dronish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dronish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dronish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRONISH»

The term «dronish» is normally little used and occupies the 133.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRONISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dronish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRONISH»

Discover the use of dronish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dronish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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SASQUATCH
forth Dronish! Face Ab. you not afraid to face the clan freak. Come! I challenge!” Ab roared. Dronish was Munk's right hand partner in everything Munk did and the entire clan knew it. Dronish was almost as big as Munk, but not quit. He was ...
William Salyers, 2014
2
A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Rong, roing, s. to. Jr. id.) A rung; a joining spar; a hoop ; a clumsy staff ; a dronish, lounging person. JV. pi. rongan. Rongach, a. Having rungs or spars ; like a rung ; dronish, lounging. Rongair, s. m. A hoop-driver; a lounger. N. pi. rong- airean.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
3
A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a New ...
Rong, roing, s. m. {Ir. id.) A rung; a joining spar ; a hoop; a clumsy staff; a dronish, lounging person. N. pl. rongan. Rongach,o. Having rungs or spars ; like a rung ; dronish, lounging. Rongair, s. m. A hoop-driver; a lounger. N. pl. rong- airean.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
4
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Drones — make great buzzing, to the disturbance of the good travelling bees, whose inclination, upon examination, you shall find more profitable than the dronish ones. Knight, Tr. of Truth, (1580,) fol. 37. Die dronish monks, the scorn and ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
5
Zell's Popular Encyclopedia: A Universal Dictionary of ...
In a dronish manner. Dl'0n'l§hlse0s, n. State or condition of being dronish. Dront' helm, in Norway. See Taosnnnu. Dron' , a. Likeadrone; dronish; idle; sluggish. Drool, Dreul, v. n. To slabber at the mouth; as, a drooli baby. Droo n,gv. n.1[Icsl.
Leo de Colange, 1869
6
Village Dialogues ...
I fear not at present; though I am told your mother is not so vehement against your worthy father as formerly; for Mr. Dolittle and Dr. Dronish at first tried to set all the parish against him. Henry. Why, Mr. Traflick, was not you bred a dissenter?
Rowland Hill, 1843
7
Village dialogues, between Farmer Littleworth, Thomas ...
... enjoy the profits of the endowment, availing himself of other advantages by his occasional services among the neighbouring clergy ; Mr. Wisehead, a Bookseller , in the same town, a strict attendant on Mr. Dronish, and his assistant the Rev.
Rowland Hill, 1825
8
Lingua Britannica Reformata: Or, A New English Dictionary ...
SLOTH, idleness, laziness, dronishness. SLO'THFUL, idle, dronish, lazy. SLOUCH, a lubberly fellow. SLOU'CHING, t surly, dagged. 2. clownish, awkward in deporrment. SLO'VEN, a nasty beasiiy fellow. SLO'VENLY, nasty, careless in dress, ...
Benjamin Martin, 1749
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The Universal Etymological English Dictionary:: In Two ...
N. C. SLOTH [probably of scblonsz, Tent. negligent, or of our Sla'w] Idleness. SLOTH'FUL, lazy, dronish,.idl=. SLOTH'FULLY, lazily SLOTH'FULNESS, Idleness , Dronishness. A SLOT'TERN [s'\odde, or slocken, A SLAT'TERN Dm] See Slalm'n .
Nathan Bailey, 1773
10
Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English ...
1. (Mur.) A thin paste rolled up in a cyliudric shape. 2. A dronish, humdrum, heavy fellow : one who feigns weakness to avoid work. 3. Caress, demonstration of love or friendship. V. Arrumaco. ZonPortaLds, ha, a. Slow, heavy, lazy. Zorroela, sf.
Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRONISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dronish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Morgan Spurlock And Paul G. Allen Break Distribution Barriers With …
These aren't dronish corporate videos we're talking about – they actually have something to say. “I think there are times when people should ... «Forbes, Oct 14»
2
Book Review: Adultery - a brief affair
Event the rant — usually a rich Coelho monotone — is dronish. The book lacks layers and the depth that Coelho has showcased in his previous ... «The Express Tribune, Oct 14»
3
50 Cent Once Again Fails to Create a New Sound
... G5-obsessed affair that ends with a descending scale of “oh no, no-no, no-no,” shows 50 in good voice and as effective with dronish ditties as ... «Harvard Crimson, Jun 14»
4
Jullie Hjetland & Jens Ulvsand
The arrangement starts with voice and bouzouki in unison, then quickly traverses new territory filled with vocal effects, repetitive patterns, dronish loops, and ... «RootsWorld, Apr 14»
5
Plenitude of Greetings from Ghana
To say the least, the dronish manner in which their outsourced partners treat transit passengers to unnecessary delays leaves much to be ... «GhanaWeb, Feb 14»
6
Nissan Versa Note Isn't Worth the Cost at Any Price
... deliver any driver satisfaction at all, when their primary mission is dronish urbanism. But both those cars are nippy, fun, willing, cinched-down, ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 13»
7
That buzzing sound: President Obama to address drone program in …
Why might TNW be bringing you dronish war news that feels like it has a political bent? It's simple really, drone tech isn't just an abroad affair; ... «The Next Web, May 13»
8
2013 Ford Fusion: Passion seizes the family sedan
But the full measure of a company, I think, is found in these mass-market offerings, the dronish millions ginned up in global assembly halls ... «MarketWatch, Jan 13»
9
Who's Behind the Wheel? Nobody.
I can accept the notion of autonomous cars as our dronish helpmates, and I certainly welcome the technology's promise to impose order on our ... «Wall Street Journal, Sep 12»
10
For 'top thinker' Jaron Lanier, music is more than virtual reality
"It has a dronish chant feel to it," said Sinclair, who will conduct the concerts. "But aside from that, it has a heavy jazz influence." Chantlike? Jazz ... «Orlando Sentinel, Oct 10»

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