: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
Examples of boring in a Sentence
I find her books totally boring.
I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
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Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Fans are tired of seeing boring quarterback play.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Let’s be honest here, and no disrespect to venerable family board games, but Monopoly is kind of boring.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Carney and Auerbach shared songwriting duties with known hitmakers only to reemerge as a very boring version of themselves, the grit and color of the Nashville-via-Akron bros’ best work excised with gallons of expensive Music City Clorox™.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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