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boring

1

[ bawr-ing ]

adjective

  1. causing or marked by boredom; dull and uninteresting; tiresome: to have a boring time.

    a boring discussion;

    to have a boring time.

    Synonyms: tedious, tiresome, dull



boring

2

[ bawr-ing, bohr- ]

noun

  1. Machinery.
    1. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
    2. the hole so made.
  2. Geology. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole.
  3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring.

boring

1

/ ˈbɔːrɪŋ /

adjective

  1. dull; repetitious; uninteresting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


boring

2

/ ˈbɔːrɪŋ /

noun

    1. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole
    2. the hole made in this way
  1. often plural a fragment, particle, chip, etc, produced during boring
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈboringly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • bor·ing·ly adverb
  • bor·ing·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boring1

First recorded in 1835–45; bore 1 + -ing 2

Origin of boring2

First recorded in 1400–50; bore 2 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.

“It's super boring to see people sit around and draw grids all day,” show host Ryan Devlin host explained on a reddit AMA.

It boasted a star-studded cast, including Allison Williams and Christopher Walken, but ended up being pretty boring.

Both are stale and boring, and whichever one you end up having in the end is still unpleasant.

I love living in the country but, to be totally honest, the long, cold, dark winter can be seriously boring.

Trevithick was equally ready with the application of steam-power either for pumping of water or for boring and removing rock.

Trevithick's high-pressure steam boring engine enabled him to penetrate the rock five times as fast as the quarryman's power.

Many years afterwards precisely similar bits for boring wood were patented as new things, and are still used.

After boring for ten hours in the worst of the tremendous sea, he saw a vessel to leeward of him, flying signals of distress.

The machines for drilling and boring are the best that money can buy, and the operatives the most skilful to be found anywhere.

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