American English pronunciation
How to pronounce boring
IPA transcription: ['bɔɹɪŋ]
Pronunciation variants: ['bɔɹɪŋ]['bɚɪŋ]
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Noun
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the act of drilling
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the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
Verb
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make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
“don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”
“drill a hole into the wall”
“drill for oil”
“carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall”
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cause to be bored
Adjective
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
“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”
“tedious days on the train”
“the tiresome chirping of a cricket”
“other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome”
Usage examples
- I use it to track my personal to do list, which is full of everything from boring chores to exciting new things I want to try.
- The school has a rivalry with Ridge High School in neighboring Basking Ridge.
- Valley and neighboring Waterloo operate a consolidated school system, Douglas County West Community Schools.
- I was just waiting to get out of that miserable, boring, heard-it-all-before stuff.
- The port at Dyea had shallow water, while neighboring Skagway had deep water.
- Investments from neighboring Croatia have begun in Slovenia.
- Many of these lakes are also shared with neighboring France, Germany, Austria, and Italy.
- I spent a whole week with the most boring man on Earth.
- Vocational courses are offered in neighboring McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology.
- I want to book a bar neighboring our apartment.