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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.

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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

/ ˈ²úɔ˰ùɪŋ /

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

boring

2

/ ˈ²úɔ˰ùɪŋ /

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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú´Ç°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú´Ç°ù·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ²ú´Ç°ù·¾±²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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No racing driver is ever going to find that boring.

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As Sam says, after two years of dealing with the Banksy circus, "going back to normal life now is going to be terribly boring".

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"It was a very close fight. Joe has been a great servant for British boxing and he's never in a boring fight."

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This media can’t be boring or overly wonky — it must speak in popular vernaculars with style and panache.

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But how boring would this existence be if it were one monotonous walk toward the end?

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