English Online Dictionary. What means boring? What does boring mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈboː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈboə.ɹɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ
Noun
boring (plural borings)
- 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
- A pit or hole which has been bored.
- (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)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
boring
- present participle and gerund of bore
Derived terms
- tunnel boring machine
Adjective
boring (comparative more boring, superlative most boring)
- Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.
- (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
- Synonym: bored
- I very boring. ― I am very bored.
- Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
- Capable of penetrating; piercing.
Synonyms
- dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious
- See also Thesaurus:boring
Derived terms
Related terms
- bore
- bored
- boredom
Translations
Anagrams
- orbing, robing
Danish
Etymology
From the verb bore (“drill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥oːɐ̯eŋ]
Noun
boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer)
- drill hole
- drilling
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From boren + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboː.rɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧ring
- Rhymes: -oːrɪŋ
Noun
boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n)
- drilling
- offshoreboring — offshore drilling
- bore of a car's cylinder or canon