: 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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The tunnel’s tight curves also pushed the limits of the massive, 330-foot-long boring machine used to carve it.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Watching a lot of it can prime a brain to expect frequent and explosive bursts of excitement, which can make longer and more deeply engaging forms of media feel boring and inadequate, Gupta said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
But if your nervous system is used to chaos, calm can feel boring and even uncomfortable.
—Dr. Amy Tran, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
History lessons are boring, so forgive me.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Watching a lot of it can prime a brain to expect frequent and explosive bursts of excitement, which can make longer and more deeply engaging forms of media feel boring and inadequate, Gupta said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
But if your nervous system is used to chaos, calm can feel boring and even uncomfortable.
—Dr. Amy Tran, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
History lessons are boring, so forgive me.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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