boring
Plural: borings
Noun
- An inner cavity or hole created by drilling or hollowing out.
- the act of drilling
- the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
- A pit or hole which has been bored.
- One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
Verb
- cause to be bored
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
- "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- present participle and gerund of bore
Adjective Satellite
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
- "a boring evening with uninteresting people"
Adj
- Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
- Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
- Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
- Capable of penetrating; piercing.
Examples
- boring equipment
- boring snails
- Despite its sound, ’BORING’ as a noun can open up a high-scoring slot on the board.
- fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill
- I very boring.
- turning and boring
- What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing.
Synonyms
bore, deadening, drill, drilling, dull, ho-hum, irksome, oil production, slow, tedious, tire, tiresome, wearisome, banal, beat, blah, bland, bored, boring, chip#Noun, cold, colourless, drab, dreich, drowsy, dull as dishwater, flat, humdrum, insipid, lackluster, lame, languid, lifeless, longsome, mind-numbing, monotonous, mundane, no fun at parties, pedantic, pedestrian, plain, plodding, prosaic, prosy, snoozeworthy, soporific, static, stodgy, straightforward, uncool, uninteresting, vanilla, vapid, wan, weaksauce, wooden
Antonyms
interest, arousing, captivating, charming, enchanting, engaging, entertaining, exciting, fascinating, interesting
Scrabble Score: 9
boring: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordboring: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boring: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary