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boring

[ bawr-ing ]

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adjective

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

[ bawr-ing, bohr- ]

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noun

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

boring

/ ˈ��ɔː��ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole
2. the hole made in this way
often plural a fragment, particle, chip, etc, produced during boring

boring

/ ˈ��ɔː��ɪŋ /

adjective

dull; repetitious; uninteresting

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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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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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I did pitch the whole special as a oner and the director said that would be really boring.

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Is a possible interpretation of this paper, “In praise of boring birds?”

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Mostly, it was just very boring, an opinion seemingly shared by Mark Wahlberg, who sounded like he was reading out of the phone book during his prayers.

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There's no escaping it, revision can be really boring.

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That relative lack of intrigue - contrasted with the thrill of Champions League knockout football - has got people asking if the Premier League is boring...

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