has he been boring you with his stories about his trip?
the drill is strong enough to bore through solid rock.
to bore a hole in something
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bore
(verb)BrE / bɔː(r) / NAmE / bɔːr /
to make somebody feel bored, especially by talking too much
I'm not boring you, am I?
Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip?
to make a long deep hole with a tool or by digging
The drill is strong enough to bore through solid rock.
to bore a hole in something
to stare in a way that makes somebody feel uncomfortable
His blue eyes seemed to bore into her.
Extra Examples
I won’t bore you with too many details.
I’m very easily bored.
That lecture bored me to tears!
Has he been boring you with his stories about China?
He was a restless child and easily bored.
I’m not boring you, am I?
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bore
he / she / it bores
past simple bored
past participle bored
-ing form boring
Word Origin
verb senses 2 to 3 Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren. verb sense 1 mid 18th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.
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