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Updated June 2026
Feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in current activity.
“The children were bored during the long car journey.”
/bɔːd/
Two vowels O and E with common consonants; -ED ending
Worth 8 points; past tense adds flexibility
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