boring

Meaning

1. The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
2. A pit or hole which has been bored.
3. One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

oil production

sick of

bore hole

very quiet

being fed up with

be dull

lacking skill

misering

Dryasdust

probe drilling

prospect drilling

borehole surveying

scout drilling

drill hole

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/

Inherited from Middle English

boryng

In summary

From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing.

New

bore

1. To inspire boredom in somebody.
2. To make a hole through something.
3. To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
4. To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
5. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
6. To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
7. To glare (as if to drill a hole with the eyes).
8. (slang) To push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.).
9. To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
10. (obsolete) To fool; to trick.

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