booming

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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

booming

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present participle of boom entry 1

Synonyms of booming

Adjective

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• roaring

Examples of booming in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Adjective

Enter microdramas, the booming sector that has spawned a host of startup studios along with optimism that the major component of the Asian entertainment ecosystem will gain similar adoption elsewhere. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

The town is hip, idyllic, contrarian, and increasingly known as an escape for workers burnt out by the grind of China’s booming tech industry. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

But even with the booming growth of college sports, the market hasn’t translated into the financial transparency necessary to keep pay honest. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

But Orange, with its booming home sales and constant new construction, was buffered for years from shrinking student counts felt in other parts of the country. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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