Definition
to bore (somebody with something): to tire, to annoy, to bother (somebody with something)
Am I boring you with my stories? You look sleepy.
You bore me to death. You really, really don't interest me.
to be bored: to be uninterested, sick and tired
I'm bored. I have nothing to do; I'm uninterested; I'm tired of this
boring: dull, uninteresting, monotonous
I found the book very boring, I was asleep after 3 pages.
boredom: lack of interest, apathy
- "The exhibit was boring?"
- "I find them boring."
- "Man : Ooh, that sounds really boring, robot."
- "Brian : This boring one?"
- "In lieu of this pointless, frivolous expenditure, I propose a boring meeting at the office at 8.15 am."
- "Bruno : Yes the boring one!"
- "Brian : Boring."
- "Hannah : Boring!"
- "I'm going to take your boring, utopian society, and make it way, way, way, way, way cooler."
- "Apparently, my job is so boring even a robot refuses to do it."
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