Definition of boring Boring
/bɔˈɹɪŋ/ - [boring] - bor•ing
We found 14 definitions of boring from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: borings |
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| boring - the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | ||
| drilling, oil production | ||
| production (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" | ||
| boring - the act of drilling | ||
| drilling | ||
| creating by removal the act of creating by removing something | ||
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| boring - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" | ||
| deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | ||
| uninteresting characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; "institutional food" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- boring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bore - boring (n.)
The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks. - boring (n.)
A hole made by boring. - boring (n.)
The chips or fragments made by boring.
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Causing boredom. -
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A pit or hole which has been bored. -
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Sad or hostile to the joy of others.
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