BORING Definition & Meaning

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boring

[ bawr-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

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

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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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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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The yard was hideous, she said, composed almost entirely of boring hedges.

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