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dors

/dɔːrz/

Meanings
noun
A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying

Examples :

"While hiking in the forest, we heard a loud buzzing and saw a large, black dors fly past, heading towards a pile of leaves. "
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Related Words

Illustration humming

humming verb

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/

To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

"We are humming happily along with the music."

Illustration buzzing

buzzing verb

/ˈbʌzɪŋ/

To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

"The bee was buzzing around the flower. "

Illustration towards

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

In the direction of.

"She moved toward the door."

Illustration winning

winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

To conquer, defeat.

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

Illustration droning

droning verb

/ˈdɹəʊnɪŋ/ /ˈdɹoʊnɪŋ/

To kill with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft.

"The military is accused of droning civilians in the remote village. "

Illustration bumblebee

bumblebee noun

/ˈbʌmbl̩bi/

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus

"A bumblebee buzzed around the flower garden. "

Illustration scattered

scattered verb

/ˈskætəd/ /ˈskætɚd/

To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

"The crowd scattered in terror."

Illustration thought

thought verb

/θɔːt/ /θɔt/

To ponder, to go over in one's head.

"Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be."

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration startled

startled verb

/ˈstɑːt.l̩d/ /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/

To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

"a horse that startles easily"

Illustration heading

heading verb

[ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]

To be in command of. (See also head up.)

"Who heads the board of trustees?"

Illustration deception

deception noun

/dɪˈsɛpʃən/

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

"The student's deception about completing the assignment led to a disappointing grade. "