Boring

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːrɪŋ

Full definition of boring

Noun

1. A pit or hole which has been bored.
• 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, p. 191:It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
2. Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

Verb

1. Present participle of bore

Adjective

1. Causing boredom.What a boring film that was!

Synonyms

• dull, mind-numbing colloquial, tedious

Derived terms

• boringly
• boringness

Related terms

• bore
• bored
• boredom

Anagrams

• orbing
• robing