boring

plural borings

1. countableuncountableThe act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.

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   A warm, soft, tender, sweet sensation. It's much like anesthesia– And mysteriously, my trembling gradually starts to lessen. Her faint breaths tickle my cheek. A very sweet scent. I abruptly feel a pressure against my chest. The great sword she carries is tearing the skin of my chest, boring into my flesh, threading through my bones, and steadily sinking its way into my body. Yet, numbed by the anesthesia of the kiss, I no longer feel any pain. Because you kill me like this, so gently– I unexpectedly become anguished. I'm on the verge of crying. To keep her from noticing, I look past her head, up at the dark gray sky that goes on dropping rain on us.

   2008, Hayashi Naotaka, “Prologue”, in Chaos;Head

   1. countableuncountableengineeringEnlarging an existing hole with a single-point cutting tool or a boring head (usually with high precision and accuracy regarding the roundness and size of the hole).

      turning and boring

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      fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill

   2. countableespeciallyuncountableDrilling.
   3. AustraliacountableuncountableThe act of drilling a well into an artesian basin.

      And Dan indignantly waved his long, brown arm over the plant, which consisted of the engine, the boring apparatus, and a dilapidated spring-cartthat was pulled by a lean, lonely-looking horse[.]

      1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 1

2. countableuncountableA pit or hole which has been bored.

   It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.

   1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, page 191

3. countableplural normallyuncountableOne of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

   Synonyms: chip, swarf

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bore

comparative more boring · comparative boringer · superlative most boring · superlative boringest

1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.

   What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.

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   “Why don’t you become a Baptist preacher?” she interrupted wearily. He smiled at her briefly. Then, from the way he leaned back, adjusted his glasses, took a quick sip of martini, Ida knew she was in for a speech. Biting hard on her back teeth, she sighed and prepared to listen as little as possible. Suffocating, she mumbled, that’s what he is! And boringer than hell!

   1956 September, Laura Beheler, chapter 16, in The Paper Dolls, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175

   Oh, let's not spoil a good dinner with a reconcilation^([sic]) scene. We’ve hardly split up. We’ll get to be like two old people who can communicate, and nothing’s boringer than that.

   1983, Peter De Vries, chapter 13, in Slouching Towards Kalamazoo, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 212

   “I had the most boring day in life yesterday. I couldn’t go to work with my dad, so I went with my mom.” […] “Mine was even boringer than yours,” Kitty said. She was starting to whine, and she flipped her ponytail. She did both of those things a lot. “I didn’t get to spend that much time with my dad, either, since he’s a pilot.”

   2004, Nancy Rue, “Sophie and the Scoundrels (Book 3)”, in Sophie’s Secret (Faithgirlz!; The Sophie Series, 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zonderkidz, →ISBN, pages 125–126

   It made me feel a little nauseous but was great for powering through boring tasks. It did not, however, do anything for my creativity or improve my thinking in any way.

   2019 August 5, Arwa Mahdawi, “Self-hypnosis, amphetamines? I tried eight hacks in my quest to be more productive”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2019

   "We've had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.

   2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: "It's not job done yet"”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35

2. ManglishSuffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

   I very boring.

   I am very bored.

   Synonyms: bored

3. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.

   boring snails

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   boring equipment

4. Capable of penetrating; piercing.

   [H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.

   1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11

plural Borings

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.