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| bored |
When you are bored, it means that you feel tired because you are doing something that does not interest you, or because there is nothing fun for you to do. |
| boredom |
the state of being bored or of not feeling interested. |
| doodle |
When you doodle, you draw or scribble without really thinking about what you are doing. You might make a picture or not. Some people doodle when they are bored, and some people say that doodling helps them think while they are listening to something. [1/2 definitions] |
| entertainment |
Entertainment is activity that amuses or creates interest. When you are bored and need entertainment, it means that you need someone or something to amuse you or give you something enjoyable to watch or think about. [1/2 definitions] |
| excited |
When people are excited, they are not calm or bored. They might be very happy about something that is going to happen, or they might be upset or very worried. When a dog is excited, the dog barks a lot. When people are excited, they sometimes shout, or talk quickly, or jump up and down. |
| fed up |
at or beyond the limit of one's patience or tolerance; completely bored or annoyed with something or someone. |
| fidget |
When you fidget, you do little things with your body because you are nervous or bored. For example, you might tap your fingers, move your knees up and down, or move around in your seat a lot. |
| sick |
When you are sick of doing something, it means that you really don't want to do it anymore because you are very bored or unhappy doing it. [1/4 definitions] |
| tire1 |
to cause to lose interest or make bored. [2/4 definitions] |
| tired |
bored or no longer patient (usu. fol. by of). [1/2 definitions] |
| tiring |
causing one to feel tired or bored in one's mind. [1/2 definitions] |
| weary |
becoming impatient, bored, or unhappy with a particular thing (often followed by "of"). [2/4 definitions] |
| yawn |
When you yawn, your mouth opens wide and you take a deep breath. People often yawn when they are tired or bored. [1/2 definitions] |
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