"boring" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈboː.ɹɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈboə.ɹɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-boring.ogg [US] Forms: more boring [comparative], most boring [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|boryng|t=making a hole}} Middle English boryng (“making a hole”), {{suffix|en|bore|ing}} bore + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} boring (comparative more boring, superlative most boring)
  1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (causing boredom or tiredness): مُمِلّ (mumill) (Arabic), مُضْجِر (muḍjir) (Arabic), ձանձրալի (janjrali) (Armenian), darıxdırıcı (Azerbaijani), cansıxıcı (Azerbaijani), aspergarri (Basque), абры́длівы (abrýdlivy) (Belarusian), ску́чен (skúčen) (Bulgarian), доса́ден (dosáden) (Bulgarian), avorrit (Catalan), 乏味 (fáwèi) [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), 無聊 [informal] (Chinese Mandarin), 无聊 (wúliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 沒勁 [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), 没劲 (méijìn) (Chinese Mandarin), skwithus (Cornish), nudný (Czech), kedelig (Danish), saai (Dutch), enua (Esperanto), teda (Esperanto), enuiga (Esperanto), keðiligur (Faroese), leiðiligur (Faroese), tylsä (Finnish), ikävystyttävä (Finnish), ennuyeux (French), barbant (French), ennuyant (French), pesado (Galician), aburrido (Galician), მოსაწყენი (mosac̣q̇eni) (Georgian), მოსაბეზრებელი (mosabezrebeli) (Georgian), langweilig (German), βαρετός (varetós) (Greek), πληκτικός (pliktikós) (Greek), ανιαρός (aniarós) (Greek), qasunarpoq (Greenlandic), משעמם (mesha'amem) (Hebrew), unalmas (Hungarian), leiðinlegur (Icelandic), enoyiganta (Ido), enoyigiva (Ido), leadránach (Irish), noioso (Italian), palloso (Italian), tedioso (Italian), soporifero (Italian), barboso (Italian), uggioso (Italian), stucchevole (Italian), つまらない (tsumaranai) (Japanese), 退屈な (taikutsu-na) (alt: たいくつな) (Japanese), うんざりさせた (unzari-saseta) (Japanese), 무료하다 (muryohada) (Korean), 지루하다 (jiruhada) (Korean), 재미없다 (jaemieopda) (Korean), taediōsus (Latin), nuobodus (Lithuanian), langweileg (Luxembourgish), mankaleo (Malagasy), bosan (Malay), hōhā (Maori), pāngū (Maori), takeo (Maori), mākihakiha (Maori), enn'yant (Norman), kjedelig (Norwegian Bokmål), kjedsommelig (Norwegian Bokmål), keisam (Norwegian Nynorsk), kjedeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), کسلکننده (kesel-konande) (Persian), ملالآور (melâl-âvar) (Persian), کسالتبار (kesâlat-bâr) (Persian), nudny (Polish), entediante (Portuguese), enfadonho (Portuguese), chato (Portuguese), maçante (Portuguese), plictisitor (Romanian), plicticos (Romanian), anost (Romanian), fastidios (Romanian), ску́чный (skúčnyj) (Russian), ну́дный (núdnyj) (Russian), liosta (Scottish Gaelic), до̏са̄дан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), dȍsādan [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), dolgočásen (Slovene), aburrido (Spanish), tedioso (Spanish), soso (Spanish), långtråkig (Swedish), เบื่อ (bʉ̀ʉa) (Thai), น่าเบื่อ (nâa-bʉ̀ʉa) (Thai), sıkıcı (Turkish), tukat (Turkmen), нудни́й (nudnýj) (Ukrainian), chán (Vietnamese), diflas (Welsh), סקוטשנע (skutshne) (Yiddish), נודנע (nudne) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-boring-en-adj-nvdbxB6Z Disambiguation of Personality: 24 24 1 11 17 13 9 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 20 5 4 19 18 24 Disambiguation of 'causing boredom or tiredness': 80 17 1 2
  2. (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do. Tags: Manglish Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: bored
    Sense id: en-boring-en-adj-jGHoZjbY Disambiguation of Personality: 24 24 1 11 17 13 9 Categories (other): Manglish, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 21 1 1 22 21 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 20 5 4 19 18 24
  3. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
    Sense id: en-boring-en-adj-gYLRjGez
  4. Capable of penetrating; piercing. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-boring-en-adj-I9iLGCks Disambiguation of Personality: 24 24 1 11 17 13 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: familiar, normal Hyponyms: wearisome Derived forms: boring as beans, boringly, boringness Related terms: bore, bored, boredom, common

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈboː.ɹɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈboə.ɹɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-boring.ogg [US] Forms: borings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|boryng|t=making a hole}} Middle English boryng (“making a hole”), {{suffix|en|bore|ing}} bore + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} boring (plural borings)
  1. A pit or hole which has been bored. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-boring-en-noun-uYjQualv Disambiguation of Personality: 24 24 1 11 17 13 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 21 1 1 22 21 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 20 5 4 19 18 24
  2. (usually in the plural) Fragment thrown up when something is bored or drilled. Tags: plural-normally Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-boring-en-noun-rBpJvo8z Disambiguation of Personality: 24 24 1 11 17 13 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 21 1 1 22 21 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 20 5 4 19 18 24

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈboː.ɹɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈboə.ɹɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-boring.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|boryng|t=making a hole}} Middle English boryng (“making a hole”), {{suffix|en|bore|ing}} bore + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} boring
  1. present participle and gerund of bore Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bore Derived forms: tunnel boring machine
    Sense id: en-boring-en-verb-nY7v8KBa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 21 1 1 22 21 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 20 5 4 19 18 24

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "dosáden",
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 17 1 2",
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          "word": "barbant"
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 17 1 2",
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        {
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          "word": "langweilig"
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 17 1 2",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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      "word": "مُمِلّ"
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      "word": "مُضْجِر"
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      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ձանձրալի"
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      "word": "darıxdırıcı"
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
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      "word": "cansıxıcı"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "aspergarri"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abrýdlivy",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "абры́длівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skúčen",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ску́чен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dosáden",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "доса́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "avorrit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fáwèi",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "乏味"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "無聊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúliáo",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "无聊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "沒勁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "méijìn",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "没劲"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "skwithus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "nudný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "kedelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "saai"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "enua"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "teda"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "enuiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "keðiligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "leiðiligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "tylsä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ikävystyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ennuyeux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "barbant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ennuyant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "pesado"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "aburrido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mosac̣q̇eni",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "მოსაწყენი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mosabezrebeli",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "მოსაბეზრებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "langweilig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "varetós",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "βαρετός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pliktikós",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "πληκτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aniarós",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ανιαρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "qasunarpoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mesha'amem",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "משעמם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "unalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "leiðinlegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "enoyiganta"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "enoyigiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "leadránach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "noioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "palloso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "tedioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "soporifero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "barboso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "palloso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "uggioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "stucchevole"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsumaranai",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "つまらない"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たいくつな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "taikutsu-na",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "退屈な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "unzari-saseta",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "うんざりさせた"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "muryohada",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "무료하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jiruhada",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "지루하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaemieopda",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "재미없다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "taediōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "nuobodus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "langweileg"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "mankaleo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "bosan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "hōhā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "pāngū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "takeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "mākihakiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "enn'yant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "kjedelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "kjedsommelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "keisam"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "kjedeleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kesel-konande",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "کسلکننده"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "melâl-âvar",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ملالآور"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kesâlat-bâr",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "کسالتبار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "nudny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "entediante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "enfadonho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "chato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "maçante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "plictisitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "plicticos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "anost"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "fastidios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skúčnyj",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ску́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "núdnyj",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "ну́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "liosta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "до̏са̄дан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "dȍsādan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "dolgočásen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "aburrido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "tedioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "soso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "långtråkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bʉ̀ʉa",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "เบื่อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâa-bʉ̀ʉa",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "น่าเบื่อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "sıkıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "tukat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nudnýj",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "нудни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "chán"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "diflas"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "skutshne",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "סקוטשנע"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "nudne",
      "sense": "causing boredom or tiredness",
      "word": "נודנע"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boring"
}

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