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Boring

verb
/ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 4.8

Definitions

1.verbTo inspire boredom in somebody.
2.verbTo make a hole through something.
3.verbTo make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
"An insect bores into a tree."
4.verbTo form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
"to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole"
5.verbTo make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
"to bore one's way through a crowd"
6.verbTo be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
"This timber does not bore well."
7.verbTo push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
8.verb(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.
9.verbTo fool; to trick.
10.nounA pit or hole which has been bored.
11.nounFragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
12.nounAny organism that bores into a hard surface
13.adjectiveCausing boredom; unable to engage or hold the interest.
"What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep."
14.adjectiveUsed, or designed to be used, to drill holes.
"boring equipment"
15.adjectiveCapable of penetrating; piercing.

Synonyms

dullmind-numbingtediousdrillingslowtiresomewearisomedeadeningirksomeho-humuninterestingoil production

Antonyms

interest

Rhymes With

imploringadoringroaringsoaringoutpouringexploringunderscoringsnoring
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