: filled with or characterized by boredom
had never been more bored in her life
a bored voice
Bobbi slouched back against the cushions doing her best impression of a bored teenager …—
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Lean Into The Boredom Be bored and put your phone away.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
When kept as pets, however, this means parrots can easily become bored and lonely.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Being bored fosters creativity as mind wandering is an active state for your creativity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Two high chairs stand like bored sentinels guarding the vacant space.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Rachel Yoong was bored and fed up at work when a job posting for a casino in the Myanmar capital Yangon popped up on her phone.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain’s king.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Today, they are protected (and nearly outnumbered) by bored Israeli soldiers, who say that their orders are to keep the settlers and the local Palestinians apart, to avoid new clashes and bloodshed.
—Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
This guide suggests nine places where adults and kids can both have fun, do things together and not get bored.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
When kept as pets, however, this means parrots can easily become bored and lonely.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Being bored fosters creativity as mind wandering is an active state for your creativity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Two high chairs stand like bored sentinels guarding the vacant space.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Rachel Yoong was bored and fed up at work when a job posting for a casino in the Myanmar capital Yangon popped up on her phone.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain’s king.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Today, they are protected (and nearly outnumbered) by bored Israeli soldiers, who say that their orders are to keep the settlers and the local Palestinians apart, to avoid new clashes and bloodshed.
—Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
This guide suggests nine places where adults and kids can both have fun, do things together and not get bored.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bored. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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