: 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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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Although relatively few minor planets have been explored by spacecraft, a high fraction of them have proved to be anything but boring, some having accompanying moons, others adopting unusual shapes and some spraying jets of debris.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
His big and boring style depends on great angles and body position, which in turn depend on his hockey IQ.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boring
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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