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boring

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore +‎ -ing.

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Noun

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boring (plural borings)

  1. The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
    Hypernym: machining
    Coordinate terms: drilling (usually coordinate in machining; often synonymous in woodworking), reaming; turning (OD counterpart); milling, broaching, shaping, planing, grinding
    turning and boring
    fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill
  2. A pit or hole which has been bored.
    • 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, page 191:
      It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  3. (usually in the plural) One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
    Synonym: chips (wood, metal, or plastic)
    Hyponyms: shavings (wood, plastic), swarf (metal)
    Coordinate term: sawdust (wood)

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Verb

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boring

  1. present participle and gerund of bore

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Adjective

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boring (comparative more boring or boringer, superlative most boring or boringest)

  1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
    What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
    • 1956 September, Laura Beheler, chapter 16, in The Paper Dolls, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175:
      “Why don’t you become a Baptist preacher?” she interrupted wearily. He smiled at her briefly. Then, from the way he leaned back, adjusted his glasses, took a quick sip of martini, Ida knew she was in for a speech. Biting hard on her back teeth, she sighed and prepared to listen as little as possible. Suffocating, she mumbled, that’s what he is! And boringer than hell!
    • 1983, Peter De Vries, chapter 13, in Slouching Towards Kalamazoo, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 212:
      Oh, let's not spoil a good dinner with a reconcilation[sic] scene. We’ve hardly split up. We’ll get to be like two old people who can communicate, and nothing’s boringer than that.
    • 2004, Nancy Rue, “Sophie and the Scoundrels (Book 3)”, in Sophie’s Secret (Faithgirlz!; The Sophie Series, 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zonderkidz, →ISBN, pages 125–126:
      “I had the most boring day in life yesterday. I couldn’t go to work with my dad, so I went with my mom.” […] “Mine was even boringer than yours,” Kitty said. She was starting to whine, and she flipped her ponytail. She did both of those things a lot. “I didn’t get to spend that much time with my dad, either, since he’s a pilot.”
    • 2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: "It's not job done yet"”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35:
      "We've had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.
  2. (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
    Synonym: bored
    I very boring. ― I am very bored.
  3. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
    boring equipment
    boring snails
  4. Capable of penetrating; piercing.
    • 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11:
      [H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From bore +‎ -ing.

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Noun

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boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer)

  1. drill hole
  2. drilling

Declension

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Declension of boring
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative boring boringen boringer boringerne
genitive borings boringens boringers boringernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From boren +‎ -ing.

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boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n)

  1. drilling
    offshoreboring — offshore drilling
  2. bore of a car's cylinder or canon

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English boring, from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”).

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boring (Jawi spelling بوريڠ, comparative lebih boring, superlative paling boring) (colloquial)

  1. Synonym of bosan (“bored”)[1]
    Ko ni dah kenapa? Boring ke? ― What's wrong with you? Are you bored?

References

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  1. ^ “boring”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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