boring
/ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.43 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A warm, soft, tender, sweet sensation. It's much like anesthesia– And mysteriously, my trembling gradually starts to lessen. Her faint breaths tickle my cheek. A very sweet scent. I abruptly feel a pressure against my chest. The great sword she carries is tearing the skin of my chest, boring into my flesh, threading through my bones, and steadily sinking its way into my body. Yet, numbed by the anesthesia of the kiss, I no longer feel any pain. Because you kill me like this, so gently– I unexpectedly become anguished. I'm on the verge of crying. To keep her from noticing, I look past her head, up at the dark gray sky that goes on dropping rain on us."
- "turning and boring"
- "fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill"
- "And Dan indignantly waved his long, brown arm over the plant, which consisted of the engine, the boring apparatus, and a dilapidated spring-cartthat was pulled by a lean, lonely-looking horse[.]"
- "It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work."
- "What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep."
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English boren Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge Middle English boryng English boring Inherited from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”). By surface analysis, bore + -ing.
Word Breakdown
- Root: *bʰerH-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
borings (plural)
more boring (comparative)
boringer (comparative)
most boring (superlative)
boringest (superlative)