boring 1
/bawr"ing, bohr"-/ , n.
1. Mach.
a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
b. the hole so made.
2. Geol. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole.
3. borings , the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring.
[ 1400-50; late ME; see BORE 1 , -ING 1 ]
boring 2
— boringly , adv. — boringness , n.
/bawr"ing, bohr"-/ , adj.
causing or marked by boredom: a boring discussion; to have a boring time.
[ 1835-45; BORE 2 + -ING 2 ]
Syn . dull, tiresome, tedious.