boring 1 of 3

as in tiring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it

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boring

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verb (1)

present participle of bore

boring

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verb (2)

present participle of bore

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Recent Examples of boring
Adjective
On January 5, the Materialists star wore a very sheer dress for a taping of Late Night with Seth Meyers, breaking the age-old (read: boring) myth that brown and black don’t pair well together. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 June 2025 For decades, data centers were seen simply as infrastructure or a commodity — stable, almost boring, said Brian LaComb, the company’s area vice president. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
Verb
On the field, the brand is beyond boring. Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024 On the field, the brand is beyond boring. Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for boring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boring
Adjective
  • Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • Now in his 80s trips to the islands are more challenging, and maintaining a boat that can make the journey is expensive and tiring.
    Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mexican men were dismissed as violent Panchos and stupid Pedros.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • There’s more stupid romance around harder substances but few chemicals are more hazardous to ambition than THC.
    Benjamin Hale June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • And what often emerges instead is a dull kind of numbness, chronic irritability or total withdrawal.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Get rid of dull and dirty razor heads (which should no longer be used) and pair your bathing supplies down to only the items that are used on a weekly basis.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Juicy, tender ribs are hard to beat, and cooking them low and slow is the key to achieving that irresistible fall-off-the-bone texture and deep, savory flavor.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
  • And then there is a style that believes reading should mimic the obstruction and slow struggle of writing.
    Benjamin Hale June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sculpting a modern tale about a porcelain company that’s 250 years old has a lot to do with understanding how younger generations come together, dine and entertain.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
  • International students make up about 27% of the student body at the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • But others may hear Xi Jinping’s call not as a rallying cry but as a weary echo of the past.
    JOSEPH TORIGIAN, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
  • After dark, there’s a Midnight Snack cart delivering warm, comfort-food bites to weary red-eye travelers (because New York never sleeps, and neither do airport people).
    Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • This record is a gentle correction for listeners who think of blues as either dusty or loud.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • Workers in overalls walk down dusty streets that turn into dusty tracks before petering out to nowhere.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Second matchup: Two years later, the teams met again, this time with Montreal the heavy favorite.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • But behind the soaring choruses and poetic lyrics was a band — and a frontman — navigating the dizzying highs and heavy costs of fame.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 16 June 2025

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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boring. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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