present participle
Making someone feel tired and uninterested because something is not interesting.
The long lecture is boring everyone.
She is boring us with the same story.
American English
How to pronounce boring
verb · adjectiveB1Common word
BAWrihng
/ˈbɔ.ɹɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of bore
Making someone feel tired and uninterested because something is not interesting.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
adjective
Not interesting or exciting.
The lecture was boring.
I find this book boring.
Good to know
Use boring for the thing that causes the feeling; use bored for the person who has the feeling.
Useful expressions
to make someone extremely uninterested
That speech bored me to death.
a person who is somewhat boring
He is a bit of a bore at parties.
Related words & forms
The -ing form is boring: drop the final e. Do not write boreing.