: 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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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The magic of Parker’s music—what makes his records so restless, dithery, dynamic—hinges on the minuscule yet crucial difference between perfectionism (endlessly boring) and obsession (endlessly interesting).
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The thing is, most small talk feels like a polite but boring game of ping-pong.
—Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
All that boring possession football, all that passing across the back — no risk, no creativity, no spontaneity, just 22 robots passing it back and forth.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The magic of Parker’s music—what makes his records so restless, dithery, dynamic—hinges on the minuscule yet crucial difference between perfectionism (endlessly boring) and obsession (endlessly interesting).
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The thing is, most small talk feels like a polite but boring game of ping-pong.
—Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
All that boring possession football, all that passing across the back — no risk, no creativity, no spontaneity, just 22 robots passing it back and forth.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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