boring

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈboː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈboə.ɹɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ === Noun === boring (plural borings) The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing. Hypernym: machining Coordinate terms: drilling (usually coordinate in machining; often synonymous in woodworking), reaming; turning (OD counterpart); milling, broaching, shaping, planing, grinding A pit or hole which has been bored. (usually in the plural) One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled. Synonym: chips (wood, metal, or plastic) Hyponyms: shavings (wood, plastic), swarf (metal) Coordinate term: sawdust (wood) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === boring present participle and gerund of bore ==== Derived terms ==== tunnel boring machine === Adjective === boring (comparative more boring or boringer, superlative most boring or boringest) Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient. (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do. Synonym: bored I very boring. ― I am very bored. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes. Capable of penetrating; piercing. ==== Synonyms ==== dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious See also Thesaurus:boring ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bore bored boredom ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === orbing, robing == Danish == === Etymology === From bore +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈb̥oːɐ̯eŋ] === Noun === boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer) drill hole drilling ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== olieboring vandboring tunnelboring cylinderboring prøveboring === References === “boring” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From boren +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboː.rɪŋ/ Hyphenation: bo‧ring Rhymes: -oːrɪŋ === Noun === boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n) drilling offshoreboring — offshore drilling bore of a car's cylinder or canon == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English boring, from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”). === Pronunciation === (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈboriŋ/ [ˈbo.riŋ] Rhymes: -oriŋ, -riŋ, -iŋ Hyphenation: bo‧ring === Adjective === boring (Jawi spelling بوريڠ, comparative lebih boring, superlative paling boring) (colloquial) Synonym of bosan (“bored”) Ko ni dah kenapa? Boring ke? ― What's wrong with you? Are you bored? === References === === Further reading === "boring" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017