Piercing vs Boring - What's the difference?
piercing | boring |
(uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce
A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it
The jewelry itself
Anything or anyone that pierces.
A pit or hole which has been d.
* 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
As verbs the difference between piercing and boring
is that piercing is present participle of lang=en while boring is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between piercing and boring
is that piercing is the action of the verb to pierceboring is a pit or hole which has been bored.As adjectives the difference between piercing and boring
is that piercing is anything or anyone that pierces while boring is causing boredom.piercing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- ear piercing
Adjective
(en adjective)- piercing eyes
- The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.
boring
English
Noun
(en noun)- It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.