boring

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boring

A student finds the long lecture boring.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Causing weariness or lack of interest: Describes something that is not interesting, exciting, or engaging, often leading to feelings of boredom or mental fatigue.

  2. Noun:

    • The act of drilling: The process of making a hole, especially in the earth or in a hard material, using a drill.
    • (plural: borings) Drill cuttings: The fragments of material (e.g., rock, soil) removed by a drilling tool.
Usage and Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The lecture was so boring that several students fell asleep.
    • He found the repetitive data entry job incredibly boring.
    • It was a boring movie with a predictable plot.

  • Noun:

    • The boring of the well took three weeks.
    • The geologist examined the borings to determine the soil composition.
Advanced Usage
  • "Boring into": This phrase can describe the action of drilling or penetrating something, often used metaphorically.
    • The drill was boring into the concrete wall.
    • Her questions seemed to be boring into the heart of the issue.
Variants and Related Words

  • Bore (verb): To make a hole using a drill. To cause someone to feel weary and uninterested.

    • They will bore a hole for the new pipe.
    • Long speeches bore me.

  • Boredom (noun): The state of feeling bored.

    • The meeting was a source of great boredom for the staff.

  • Borer (noun): A tool or insect that bores holes.

    • The corn borer is a destructive pest.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Dull, tedious, tiresome, monotonous, uninteresting, wearisome, humdrum.
  • Noun: Drilling, excavation, piercing.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Interesting, exciting, engaging, stimulating, fascinating, thrilling.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "Bored to tears" / "Bored to death": Extremely bored.
    • I was bored to tears during the three-hour ceremony.
  • "As boring as watching paint dry": A simile emphasizing that something is extremely dull.
    • The committee meeting was as boring as watching paint dry.
boring

A student finds the long lecture boring.

Adjective
  1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    • 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- Edmund Burke
    • tedious days on the train
    • the tiresome chirping of a cricket- Mark Twain
    • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
Noun
  1. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
  2. the act of drilling

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