: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
Examples of boring in a Sentence
I find her books totally boring.
I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
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Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.
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In recent decades, the agency has continued boring tunnels where needed to move water.
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Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Original price: $507 (Wayfair) Leave behind boring mirrors and put up this Capra metal flat wall mirror.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
In recent decades, the agency has continued boring tunnels where needed to move water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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