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Definition of boring
: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome a boring lecture
boringness
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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.
Recent Examples of boring from the Web
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When talking about anything in the Replica collection, spelling out the notes seems even more boring than usual and almost ruins the magic.
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Feydeau’s plot is in fact too complicated – and, on paper, much too boring – to bother summarizing here.
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Waiting in line to check out at the grocery store is so boring, amirite?
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How boring to play that [sexy] part for the rest of my life.
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Hypertension may sound a bit boring, but in reality high blood pressure is like a cat burglar.
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Late-season storm: Almost right on cue for my return from an intensely boring year of storm chasing in the Plains, an unusually cold storm system pushed through the western United States over the weekend.
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Both the men's and women's 5-on-5 tournament has become so boring.
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In other words, this little white dwarf is the most normal, boring dead star imaginable, and scientists are thrilled.
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Origin and Etymology of boring
from present participle of 6bore
BORING Defined for English Language Learners
boring
playDefinition of boring for English Language Learners
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: dull and uninteresting : causing boredom
BORING Defined for Kids
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