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bor·ing (bôr′iŋ)

adjective

  1. for making holes
  2. dull, tiresome, etc.

noun

  1. the action of one that bores
  2. a hole made by boring
  3. chips, flakes, etc. made by boring

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boring Synonyms

boring

modif.

tedious, tiresome, monotonous; see dull 3, 4.


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boring Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • hell: If you do it all the time, it's as boring as hell.

Adjective modifier

  • bloody: Film Quarterly, 1959 I found 'Ben Hur ' in every way bloody bloody and bloody boring.

Modifies a noun

  • fart: Oh give it a rest you boring old right wing farts!

Modifying Another Word

  • mind-numbingly: Heartfield thought that the actual choices the market mechanism presents are mind-numbingly boring.

Noun used with modifier

  • auger: The auger boring on Igoe's job was a tad trickier than Perco allowed for.

Preposition: after

  • while: Customer Rating: Summary: Great to begin with, but gets boring after a while.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: It might seem boring, but spending a few minutes checking your vehicle every day could save you a lot of problems and stress.
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boring quotes

Il faut travailler sinon par go u" t, au moins par de¤  sespoir, puisque, tout bien ve¤  rifie¤  , travailler est moins ennuyeux que s'amuser. We should work: if not by preference, at least out of despair. All things considered, work is less boring than amusement.

-Baudelaire, Charles

Life, friends, is boring.We must not say so.

-Berryman,John originally John Allyn Smith

   PERSONALITY TITHE: A price paid for becoming a couple; previously amusing human beings become boring: 'Thanks for inviting us, but Noreen and I are going to look at flatware catalogs tonight. Afterward we're going to watch the shopping channel.'

-Coupland, Douglas

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