- pronunciation:
- bor
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bores, boring, bored |
| definition: |
If someone bores you when they're talking, they are talking a lot about things that are not interesting to you. They make you want to go to sleep, think about other things, or do something else. Things can bore you too, like a TV show that your parents like but doesn't have anything fun in it for you.
Everybody seems to like the new teacher. He never bores the students. He's funny and he makes everything interesting and fun.Megan says that she would like to make her own clothes, but sewing bores her too much.- synonyms:
- tire
- antonyms:
- amuse, enchant, entertain, excite, grip, interest, stir, thrill
- similar words:
- wear
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boar (a kind of pig)?
Bore and
boar sound alike but have different meanings.