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Meaning of 'boring' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Boring [ n.]
- The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.
- A hole made by boring.
- The chips or fragments made by boring.
2 . Boring [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Bore

Meaning of 'boring' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . boring [ s]
Meaning (1):
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example in sentence:
  • a boring evening with uninteresting people;
  • a dull play;
  • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention;
  • his competent but dull performance;
  • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome;
  • tedious days on the train;
  • the deadening effect of some routine tasks;
  • the tiresome chirping of a cricket;
  • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is

Nearby Words:

borable borachte boracic boracite boracous borage boragewort boraginaceous boragineous boramez

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