booming

adjective

boom·​ing ˈbü-miŋ 

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

Synonyms of booming

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• roaring

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Some older employees who have benefited from a booming stock market may be retiring feeling comfortable with their 401(k)s, though that doesn’t explain why the participation rate for people ages 25 to 55 has fallen. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026

Hackman spent the past decade assembling one of the world’s largest studio portfolios during a time production was booming. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

The happy crowds at Petit Trois are part of a booming summer glowup in Aspen. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Weighed down by higher energy prices and a property market collapse, the Chinese economy is getting offsetting help from public works spending, a surge in high-tech manufacturing and booming exports. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for booming

• blooming
• fuming
• grooming
• looming
• rooming
• zooming
• assuming
• consuming
• costuming
• presuming
• resuming
• subsuming

Kids Definition

booming

adjective

boom·​ing ˈbü-miŋ 

1

: making a deep sound

his booming voice

2

: forcefully or powerfully done

hit a booming serve