booming

adjective boom·ing \ ˈbü-miŋ \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Examples: booming in a Sentence

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

Elected by the slimmest margin in modern history, London Breed takes the helm of a city Wednesday where, despite a booming economy and rocketing job growth, the majority of voters feel San Francisco is on the wrong track.

— matier & ross, SFChronicle.com, "London Breed stepping in as mayor of an unsettled city," 11 July 2018
Editorial/opinion The booming economy has not been kind to families on the low end of the income spectrum, as housing costs eclipse paychecks.

— morning brief, The Seattle Times, "A station could be making firefighters sick, Sue Bird makes history and more rescues from the Thai cave | Monday Morning Brief, July 9," 9 July 2018
He should be reassured by the booming U.S. economy and Washington’s recent increases in defense spending.

— karl rove, WSJ, "Can Trump and Europe Cut a Deal?," 4 July 2018
Wochit Despite a booming economy, food banks in Michigan — and across the nation — are seeking additional donations this summer to keep their pantries full.

— frank witsil, Detroit Free Press, "Metro Detroit food banks hungry for donations as the economy booms," 3 July 2018
Besides targeting individual offenders, though, Minkler and IMPD Bryan Roach have spoken about the need to tamper a booming underground gun economy in Indianapolis.

— vic ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, "As murders rise among Indianapolis youth, so too does the search for answers," 2 July 2018
With a booming economy, rising poll numbers and the shakeup of diplomatical relations around the world, the Trump agenda is definitely on the move.

— Fox News, "Gorka, Hollman preview Trump's upcoming summit with Putin," 30 June 2018
That’s why House GOP leaders would rather campaign on the booming economy than defend their actions on ideologically divisive issues such as immigration.

— sarah binder, Washington Post, "Immigration boiled over last week. Here’s what Congress did — and why.," 25 June 2018
What about the booming economy of 2018? Won’t that help smooth the path for young savers?

— ben steverman, latimes.com, "Young Americans are waking up to their grim financial future," 22 June 2018

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