: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
Examples of boring in a Sentence
I find her books totally boring.
I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
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Without getting into spoilers, her one-and-done appearance in Episode 5 presents the perfect opportunity for the more-than-capable Meester to match wits with Bell’s judgmental Joanna, only to strand the actor with boring, obvious jokes and saddle her with a feeble resolution.
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Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Insomnia, or that middle-of-the-night trek to the bathroom, will no longer be boring.
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Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
Unlike a boring ‘stretch your legs’ log on a wearable, this is a much more fun way to encourage users to add little activities throughout the day.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Insomnia, or that middle-of-the-night trek to the bathroom, will no longer be boring.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026
As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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