 boring |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | |
| Synonyms: | dull tedious wearisome irksome tiresome slow ho-hum deadening | |
| Examples: | "a boring evening with uninteresting people" "the deadening effect of some routine tasks" "a dull play" "a ho-hum speaker" "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke |
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| Related terms: | uninteresting | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of drilling | |
| Synonyms: | drilling | |
| Related terms: | creating_by_removal bore | |
| 3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7696 | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (economics,business) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | |
| Synonyms: | oil_production drilling | |
| Related terms: | production bore | |
| Similar spelling: |
boringly borrowing Bohringer bring bering baring |
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