boring
/ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ noun A2- The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
- Enlarging an existing hole with a single-point cutting tool or a boring head (usually with high precision and accuracy regarding the roundness and size of the hole). · turning and boring· fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill
- Drilling.
- A pit or hole which has been bored.
- One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
Plural borings
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It is a simple calculation enough, though there is no use my boring you with figures.
“Really, that is a good idea!—two hours have I been boring you to death with my company, and then you, with the greatest politeness, ask me if I am going.
What is the use of boring one’s self with so many things?
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