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bore verb2 trans. M18.
[from (the same root as) BORE noun3.]
Weary by tedious talk, dullness, or monotony.
bore rigid: see RIGID adjective. bore stiff: see STIFF adjective. bore the PANTS off.
G. A. Birmingham The Major yawned without an attempt to hide the fact that he was bored. E. M. Forster Perhaps Italy bores him; you ought to try the Alps or the Lakes. D. Rusk We were prepared to consult with de Gaulle's government until it bored them to tears.
boring adjective tediously dull, wearisome: M19.
boringly adverb M19.
boringness noun L19.
borish adjective (now rare) boring M18.