: 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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Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.
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Andrew King, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
If your role is highly repetitive or involves tasks that are typically boring and mundane, then most likely yes.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
If plain water is boring, try infusing it with lemon wedges or cucumber slices.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
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Andrew King, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
If your role is highly repetitive or involves tasks that are typically boring and mundane, then most likely yes.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
If plain water is boring, try infusing it with lemon wedges or cucumber slices.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 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 15 Mar. 2025.
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