boring

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of drilling
  2. noun the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
  3. verb cause to be bored

Etymology

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

Synonyms

drilling

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