US /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ UK /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/
adj noun Freq #1939

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient.

    What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not interesting; making you... dullslow
Word family
Derived forms boringlyboringnessmacroboringmicroboringnonboringunboringwood-boring
Related forms boreboredboredomcommon

Etymology

From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing.

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