ADJECTIVE
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
a dull play
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket
his competent but dull performance
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
a boring evening with uninteresting people
How To Use ho-hum In A Sentence
- Dressed crab was a savourless Californian edition in which the dill outpunched the crab meat, while "warm salad of good things" was an assembly of ho-hum ingredients which needed an excellent dressing to make it come alive.
- Our only ho-hum selection was the blini with jam, which was nearly indistinguishable from its Bulgarian counterpart - the rolled pancakes called polachinki.
- While ‘Silent Night’ is executed in typical ho-hum fashion, Owen adds a delicious smattering of scat to a jazzed-up ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.’
- I do a cast of my face and recreate it in gelatin and it is boring and ho-hum. A Self Portrait by Marc Quinn » E-Mail
- Manya Brachear, the author of the piece, rather accurately describes the reaction of Fr. Thomas Reese, S.J., to Obama at Notre Dame as "ho-hum. Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:
- I fully expected a ho-hum exclusive concerning a tugged pigtail or some apple thieving.
- My general reaction to this news might be summed up as "ho-hum".
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- If you're guessing, that the old woman who gives Roxanne the bracelet is an older version of Roxanne herself (ho-hum), you're not alone. REVIEW: Here, There & Everywhere by Chris Roberson
- The music is generally terrific but the scripting and acting are a bit ho-hum.
