| borin |
| boring | (n) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum, Syn. oil production, drilling |
| boring | (adj) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain, Syn. tiresome, irksome, dull, ho-hum, slow, wearisome, tedious, deadening, Example: a boring evening with uninteresting people; the deadening effect of some routine tasks; a dull play; his competent but dull performance; a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention; what an irksome task the writing of long letters is; tedious days on the train; the tiresome chirping of a cricket; other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome |
| boringly | (adv) in a tedious manner, Syn. tediously, tiresomely, Example: boringly slow work; he plodded tediously forward |
| boringness | (n) extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest, Syn. insipidness, dreariness, insipidity |
| Boring | n. One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of artesian wells. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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