: 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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Couldn’t think of something more boring and banal and a waste of time.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
The fight was pretty boring, but Alakel got his experience and work in.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Norvell cannot afford a 6-6 record with a boring offense and uncertainty at quarterback.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
The fight was pretty boring, but Alakel got his experience and work in.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Norvell cannot afford a 6-6 record with a boring offense and uncertainty at quarterback.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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