booming

adjective boom·ing \ ˈbü-miŋ \

Definition of booming

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

Recent Examples of booming from the Web

Adam’s booming voice and thick New York accent reminded me of a character from a detective movie.

— Longreads, "How a Journalist Uncovered the True Identity of Jihadi John," 16 Aug. 2017
While the Note series and Galaxy smartphone series have established Samsung as the major challenger to Apple’s iPhone, what’s really fueling this run at Samsung is the booming business of making semiconductors and display panels.

— brad stone, Bloomberg.com, "Here’s the Recipe for Samsung’s Resilience," 31 July 2017
But Shaun won't get another basketball game, his granddaughter won't get her grandfather's latest catch and his friends won't hear his distinctive booming voice anymore.

— ariana figueroa, chicagotribune.com, "Man, 70, killed was retired grandfather who liked to fish," 19 July 2017
Even with such a booming voice, Boo was able to wrangle herself in to control her delivery on songs packed with rowdy men.

— AL.com, "These are the women in southern hip-hop you should know," 14 July 2017
But oppo has been a booming business in political circles for years.

— julie bykowicz, The Seattle Times, "AP Explains: How do politicians collect opposition research?," 13 July 2017
But oppo has been a booming business in political circles for years.

— Washington Post, "AP Explains: How do politicians collect opposition research?," 13 July 2017
Private-label brands have grown into a booming business in the aftermath of the recession, as shoppers hunt for bargains and grocers look to beef up profit margins by playing up their in-house labels.

— abha bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, "Kroger, the nation's largest grocer is suing rival Lidl, which has 10 U.S. stores," 11 July 2017
Shenzhen, a booming high-tech hub of futuristic skyscrapers, is on the front lines of China’s drive toward a lower carbon future led by Communist Party leaders who appear to have embraced the science of climate change.

— hal bernton, The Seattle Times, "‘There is no way back’: China seeks to move away from coal as leaders embrace the science of climate change," 4 July 2017

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