(adj) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain, Syn. tiresome, irksome, dull, ho-hum, slow, wearisome, tedious, deadening, Example:a boring evening with uninteresting people; the deadening effect of some routine tasks; a dull play; his competent but dull performance; a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention; what an irksome task the writing of long letters is; tedious days on the train; the tiresome chirping of a cricket; other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

boringly

(adv) in a tedious manner, Syn. tediously, tiresomely, Example:boringly slow work; he plodded tediously forward

boringness

(n) extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest, Syn. insipidness, dreariness, insipidity

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Boring

n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of artesian wells. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hole made by boring. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boring bar, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes. --
Boring tool (Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

没意思

[没意思 / 沒意思, méi yì si] boring; of no interest #14635

螟

[螟, míng] boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest #51953

螟虫

[螟虫 / 螟蟲, míng chóng] boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest #71268

钻心虫

[钻心虫 / 鑽心蟲, zuān xīn chóng] boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest #151888

絮烦

[絮烦 / 絮煩, xù fán] boring prattle #333747

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近接

[きんせつ, kinsetsu] (n, vs, adj-no) neighboring; neighbouring; adjacent; adjoin #10320

最寄り(P);最寄(io)

[もより, moyori] (n, adj-no) nearest; neighbouring; neighboring; nearby; (P) #12763

ボウリング(P);ボーリング(P)

[bouringu (P); bo-ringu (P)] (n, vs) (1) bowling; (2) boring; drilling; (3) (obsc) bawling; (P) #13271

うんざり

[unzari] (adv, n, vs) tedious; boring; being fed up with; (P)

ちんけ;チンケ

[chinke ; chinke] (adj-na) worst; poor and boring; uncool

つまんない

[tsumannai] (adj-i) (sl) dull; boring; (P)

シャバい;しゃばい

[shaba i ; shabai] (adj-i) (1) (sl) (poss. from やばい) dangerous; (2) (sl) (poss. from しょぼい) unsatisfactory; boring

ハーバリング

[ha-baringu] (n) harboring

ボーリングマシン

[bo-ringumashin] (n) boring machine

詰まらぬ;詰らぬ

[つまらぬ, tsumaranu] (exp) (1) (uk) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; (2) (uk) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; (3) (uk) absurd; foolish; silly; (4) (uk) useless; pointless; disappointing

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隣接局

[れんせつきょく, rensetsukyoku] neighboring office, adjoining office

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Bohrlehre { f }

boring jig; drilling jig

Bohrmeißel { m }

boring tool

Bohrmesser { n }

boring bar bit

Bohrstange { f }

boring bar