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(adj) tiresome, tedious, irksome, ho-hum, slow, dull, deadening, wearisome
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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
(noun) oil production, drilling
the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
(noun) drilling
the act of drilling