boring

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English boryng (making a hole); equivalent to bore +‎ -ing.

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boring (plural borings)

  1. 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
    turning and boring
    fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill
  2. A pit or hole which has been bored.
    • 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, page 191:
      It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  3. (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)

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Verb

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boring

  1. present participle and gerund of bore

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Adjective

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boring (comparative more boring, superlative most boring)

  1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.
    What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
    • 2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: "It's not job done yet"”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35:
      "We've had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.
  2. (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
    Synonym: bored
    I very boring.I am very bored.
  3. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
    boring equipment
    boring snails
  4. Capable of penetrating; piercing.
    • 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11:
      [H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From the verb bore (drill).

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boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer)

  1. drill hole
  2. drilling

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From boren +‎ -ing.

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boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n)

  1. drilling
    offshoreboring — offshore drilling
  2. bore of a car's cylinder or canon