📖 Definitions of "Boring"
- 1
To inspire boredom in somebody.
- 2
To make a hole through something.
- 3
To 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
To 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"
- 1
A pit or hole which has been bored.
- 2
Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
- 3
Any organism that bores into a hard surface
- 1
Causing boredom; unable to engage or hold the interest.
"What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep."
- 2
Used, or designed to be used, to drill holes.
"boring equipment"
- 3
Capable of penetrating; piercing.
🔄 Synonyms of "Boring"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dullverb | Boring; not exciting or interesting. |
| tedious | Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong. |
| irksome | Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition |
| wearisome | Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue. |
| slowverb | Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed. |
| tiresome | Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome. |
| uninteresting | Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful. |
| ho-hum | (dated, US, Canada) Boring; not interesting or novel. |
| deadeningnoun | The process by which something is deadened. |
| drillingnoun | The act or process of drilling. |
| oil productionnoun | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Boring"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| drillingnoun | The act or process of drilling. |
| slowverb | Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed. |
| tiresome | Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome. |
| wearisome | Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue. |
| deadeningnoun | The process by which something is deadened. |
| tedious | Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong. |
| irksome | Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition |
| dullverb | Boring; not exciting or interesting. |
| ho-hum | (dated, US, Canada) Boring; not interesting or novel. |
| uninteresting | Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful. |
| oil productionnoun | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
| holenoun | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| drillnoun | (transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool). |
| boreholenoun | A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water. |
| piercenoun | (transitive) To puncture; to break through. |
| piercingnoun | A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. |
| crapnoun | (slang, mildly vulgar, uncountable) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk. |
| foragenoun | To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses. |
| platenoun | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. |
| rignoun | (nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft. |
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