Etymology

boring

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Today it means: The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing. Full definition →

Middle English boryng
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  1. Middle Englishboren
  2. Middle Englishboryng
  3. English todayboring

Inherited from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”). By surface analysis, bore + -ing.

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