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boring out

boring out is the present participle and gerund of bore out.

Meaning of bore out

Verb

bore out (third-person singular simple present bores out, present participle boring out, simple past and past participle bored out)

  1. (transitive) To form or enlarge by boring.
    • Near-synonym: bore
    Synonyms:
    bore

Questions about boring out

What is boring out the present participle and gerund of?
Boring out is the present participle and gerund of bore out.

Words near boring out in the dictionary

  1. Boring Billion
  2. boring bit
  3. boring clam
  4. boring clams
  5. boring in
  6. boring out
  7. boring-bit
  8. boringer
  9. boringest
  10. boringly
  11. boringness

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