boring

(noun) the act of drilling. Synonyms: drilling.

(noun) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum. Synonyms: drilling, oil production.

(verb) cause to be bored. Synonyms: bore, tire.

(verb) make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool. Synonyms: bore, drill. Examples: "Don't drill here, there's a gas pipe." "Drill a hole into the wall." "Drill for oil." "Carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall."

(adj) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Synonyms: deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome. Examples: "A boring evening with uninteresting people." "The deadening effect of some routine tasks." "A dull play." "His competent but dull performance." "A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention." "What an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- edmund burke." "Tedious days on the train." "The tiresome chirping of a cricket"- mark twain." "Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome."