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    bor·ing
    [ˈbôriNG]
    adjective
    boring (adjective)
    1. not interesting; tedious:
      "I've got a boring job in an office"
    bore
    [bôr]
    verb
    boring (present participle)
    1. make (a hole) in something, especially with a revolving tool:
      "the drill can bore through rock" · "his eyes bored into hers" · "they bored holes in the sides"
      • hollow out (a tube or tunnel):
        "try to bore the tunnel at the correct angle"
      • hollow out (a gun barrel).
    2. make one's way through (a crowd).
    Origin
    Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren.
    bore
    [bôr]
    verb
    boring (present participle)
    1. make (someone) feel weary and uninterested by tedious talk or dullness:
      "rather than bore you with all the details, I'll hit some of the bright spots"
    Origin
    mid 18th century (as a verb): of unknown origin.
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    verb
    1. make (someone) feel weary and uninterested by tedious talk or dullness:
      be tedious to
      pall on
      send to sleep
      leave cold
      bore to tears
      bore to death
      bore out of one's mind
      bore stiff
      bore rigid
      bore stupid
      hebetate
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