1
: making a loud deep sound
his booming voice
2
: growing or expanding very quickly
a booming business
3
: forcefully or powerfully executed
hit a booming serve
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Examples of booming in a Sentence
We're not benefiting from the country's booming economy.
Suddenly the children heard Grandpa's booming voice demanding that they get down from the roof.
a tennis player with a booming serve
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Profit margins are shrinking After years of booming corporate profits, both small and large businesses nationwide reported shrinking margins in the Fed’s April Beige Book.
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Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Elk Grove, a booming economy and suburb of Sacramento, initially disregarded the cannabis industry, outlawing dispensaries in the city limits in 2017 after recreational use was legalized by California’s Prop. 64 in 2016.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
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Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Elk Grove, a booming economy and suburb of Sacramento, initially disregarded the cannabis industry, outlawing dispensaries in the city limits in 2017 after recreational use was legalized by California’s Prop. 64 in 2016.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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booming
adjective
boom·ing
ˈbü-miŋ 
1
: making a deep sound
his booming voice
2
: forcefully or powerfully done
hit a booming serve
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