boring — meaning in English

English meaning

• bore verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
• drilling noun The process of boring holes into a surface or material.

Senses

boring is used for these senses in English:

• bore A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
• drilling act of drilling

bore — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
2. verb To drill a hole through something.
3. noun A person or thing that is dull and uninteresting.
4. noun The inner diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

drilling — full definition

1. noun The process of boring holes into a surface or material.
2. noun Repeated practice exercises, especially military or skill training.

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