boring
See also: Boring
English
Etymology
From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ
Noun
boring (plural borings)
- 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.
- 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, p. 191:
- (usually in the plural) Fragment thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
Verb
boring
- present participle of bore
Derived terms
- tunnel boring machine
Adjective
boring (comparative more boring, superlative most boring)
- Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.
- What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
- 2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: "It's not job done yet"”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35:
- "We've had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.
- (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
- Synonym: bored
- I very boring. ― I am very bored.
- Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
- boring equipment
- boring snails
- Capable of penetrating; piercing.
- 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11:
- [H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.
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Synonyms
- dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious
- See also Thesaurus:boring
Derived terms
- boring as beans
- boringly
- boringness
Related terms
- bore
- bored
- boredom
Translations
causing boredom or tiredness
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Anagrams
- orbing, robing
Danish
Etymology
From the verb bore (“drill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥oːɐ̯eŋ]
Noun
boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer)
- drill hole
- drilling
Inflection
Declension of boring
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | boring | boringen | boringer | boringerne |
genitive | borings | boringens | boringers | boringernes |
Dutch
Etymology
From boren + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboː.rɪŋ/
- (Belgium)
boring (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bo‧ring
- Rhymes: -oːrɪŋ
Noun
boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n)
- drilling
- offshoreboring — offshore drilling
- bore of a car's cylinder or canon