boring
baw ring
- n the act of drilling
- n the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- v cause to be bored
- v make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall - s so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
a boring evening with uninteresting people
- A radio microphone attaches to Fido's collar, and a handheld receiver "translates" his yelps, growls and whines into such phrases as "I can't stand it," "How boring" and "I'm lonely.
- Over the course of the 2008 Presidential election, a boring speech by John McCain became so common that late-night comedians rarely found the energy to make fun of it anymore.
- A small boy's very boring errand day is transformed by an unusual promotional campaign, in which, for no good reason, a dinosaur comes with everything.