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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The use of medicated feed and new research into poultry diseases created a booming chicken industry that helped increase American chicken production almost 30-fold in the last century.
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Grace Van Deelen, Vox, 11 July 2024
With a booming tech industry, revived public spaces including the historic Docklands area, and a crop of fabulous new hotels, the Irish capital is in the midst of reinvention.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Celebrating a restaurant’s 35th anniversary is a special event, especially in the booming Coral Gables culinary landscape.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
Amid this booming and chaotic week, Wood has popped up on social media with highlights of his at-bats and big moments.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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Grace Van Deelen, Vox, 11 July 2024
With a booming tech industry, revived public spaces including the historic Docklands area, and a crop of fabulous new hotels, the Irish capital is in the midst of reinvention.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Celebrating a restaurant’s 35th anniversary is a special event, especially in the booming Coral Gables culinary landscape.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
Amid this booming and chaotic week, Wood has popped up on social media with highlights of his at-bats and big moments.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 26 Jul. 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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