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boring1 n 1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole b. the hole made in this way 2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (often plural) a fragment, particle, chip, etc., produced during boring boring2 adj
dull; repetitious; uninteresting boringly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
boring adjective uninteresting, dull, tedious, dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, old, dead, flat, dry, routine, uninspiring, humdrum, insipid, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried, as dry as dust boring television programmes Translations boring [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] adj → ennuyeux/euse boring [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] adj (tedious) → noioso/a boring [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] adj (tedious) → noioso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He worked quickly, boring cask after cask down the alleyway that led to deeper twilight. "Don't you perceive," said Aramis, smiling, "that we are greatly boring this good gentleman, my dear D'Artagnan? Stelling be expected to know that education was a delicate and difficult business, any more than an animal endowed with a power of boring a hole through a rock should be expected to have wide views of excavation? |
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