- Bore
- Bore a hole in
- Bore hole
- Boring device
- Boring tool
- Dentist’s tool
- Hole-making machine
- Bore gave in
- Bore surrendered
- Buckled under when Ely died out
- Capitulated
- Ceded
- Conceded
- Dealt with (question)
- Bore witness
- Gave evidence
- Gave evidence that involved Dee? It fits!
- Spoke under oath
- of Testify
- Drilled committee in conversation
- Fed up
- Feeling the tedium
- In the doldrums
- Jaded
- Linger anxiously
- Not interested in being sounding board
- Digging is tedious
- Dreary
- Dull and repetitious
- Dull, repetitious
- jaded
- Underwhelmed
- Using a drill that’s dull