: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
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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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Natalia Kniazhevich, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
There’s nothing more boring than a record that doesn’t have those ups and downs.
—Damien Scott, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
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 3 May. 2024.
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