: 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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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 May 2025
Even Jiro himself, originally thought the film would be boring, Gelb admitted.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Robinson stars as Craig Waterman, a regular suburban guy with a boring job, a charming florist wife who's losing interest in him (Kate Mara), and a teenage son (Jack Dylan Grazer) whose indifference borders on hostility.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025
Here's a two-hour hover, mercifully compressed into a 30-second time-lapse video that still manages to get boring.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for boring
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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