watching paint dry

A form of watch paint dry — To watch something that has virtually no movement, hence, something very boring.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of watch paint dry
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watching paint dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watching%20paint%20dry

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“watching paint dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watching%20paint%20dry. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watching paint dry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watching%20paint%20dry.

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