boring

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/

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Adjective

Positive boring

Comparative more boring

Superlative most boring

1. If something is boring, it is not interesting or makes you want to do something else.
   • Synonym: dull
   • Antonyms: interesting and exciting

   Go to work, come home, sleep: life is so boring.

   A boring lesson is rarely a useful lesson.

   She's so boring. All she does is talk about clothes all the time.

Related words

• bored
• boringly
• boredom

Verb

Plain form bore

Third-person singular bores

Past tense bored

Past participle bored

Present participle boring

1. The present participle of bore.