Meaning of boring | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
2. bored, fed up
3. Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
   Manglish
4. boring, dull, tedious
5. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
6. past participle of aburrir
7. Capable of penetrating; piercing.

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Examples

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

““Why don’t you become a Baptist preacher?” she interrupted wearily. He smiled at her briefly. Then, from the way he leaned back, adjusted his glasses, took a quick sip of martini, Ida knew she was in for a speech. Biting hard on her back teeth, she sighed and prepared to listen as little as possible. Suffocating, she mumbled, that’s what he is! And boringer than hell!”

“Oh, let's not spoil a good dinner with a reconcilation^([sic]) scene. We’ve hardly split up. We’ll get to be like two old people who can communicate, and nothing’s boringer than that.”

““I had the most boring day in life yesterday. I couldn’t go to work with my dad, so I went with my mom.” […] “Mine was even boringer than yours,” Kitty said. She was starting to whine, and she flipped her ponytail. She did both of those things a lot. “I didn’t get to spend that much time with my dad, either, since he’s a pilot.””

“"We've had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.”

“I very boring.”

I am very bored.

“boring equipment”

“boring snails”

“[H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.”

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