Boring
/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
adjectiveBeginner🔥Very CommonEmotion
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Definitions
1
Lacking the quality of being interesting or stimulating.
/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
adjectivenegativeBeginner
Emotion
Lacking interest or excitement.
The meeting was incredibly boring.
💡 Simply: Not interesting; dull.
More Examples
2
I find watching paint dry less boring than this show.
How It's Used
Everyday Conversation
"The lecture was incredibly boring."
Film Criticism
"The movie's plot was so boring that I fell asleep."
Idioms & expressions
to bore someone to tears
To make someone extremely bored.
"His long, rambling stories bored everyone to tears."
From Middle English *boringe, from Old French *borer ('to bore'). The sense shifted from the act of drilling to the feeling of tedium.
The word's association with tedium developed gradually, evolving from its literal meaning related to drilling.
Memory tip
Think of a drill 'boring' a hole – the process is monotonous and repetitive.
Word Origin
LanguageOld French
Original meaning
"to bore (a hole)"
incredibly boringutterly boringdead boringboring lectureboring job
Common misspellings
borringborin
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