booming

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

ICOs were the dominant crypto craze of the late 2010s, creating the capital that eventually went into decentralized finance (crypto’s version of what happens on Wall Street) and the booming NFT market. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

New York — Prediction site Polymarket rolled out new consumer protections and anti-addiction measures Wednesday, as a growing number of policymakers call for more regulation of the booming industry. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Rarely exhibited and here remade with another Trans Am as MBD_Trans Am (2026), the piece is paired with an ominous booming sound that is both alluring and repellent. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

That has paid off with greater total attendance, broadcast viewing hours and social media impressions as well as booming concessions and merchandise sales. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 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