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 /

noun

1. 1. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole

   2. the hole made in this way

2. (often plural) a fragment, particle, chip, etc, produced during boring

boring

²

/ ˈbɔːrɪŋ /

adjective

1. dull; repetitious; uninteresting

Other Word Forms

• boringly adverb
• boringness noun

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

Example Sentences

The snug art hub is anything but boring — this month’s group exhibit features dinosaur art.

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He knows a dramatic story will defeat the boring truth any day, especially if it’s one people want to believe.

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In doing so, Uber aims to address one of the boring problems facing the industry: figuring out supply and demand for a still rather nascent technology.

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It’s boring and unglamorous and 100 times more effective at protecting your money than a passive index fund that has to buy every piece of garbage in the Bloomberg Aggregate.

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Its writer Daniel Welsh said: "The glossy sheen of the show and its stacked cast might make you think it's verging on 'so bad it's good' territory, but it's really just a boring dud."

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Related Words

• dull 
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• lifeless 
• monotonous 
• mundane 
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• trite 
• uninteresting