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

For starters, the company, a holding my Hidden Yields service, boasts a booming construction-equipment segment, with management forecasting a 20% sales gain, plus 10% to 12% operating-margin expansion for this business, in 2026. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Those three cities were the only major markets where luxury sales grew faster than in Florida‘s booming high-end hubs. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

Zuckerberg’s bet comes at a time when the industry is booming. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 29 June 2026

Bethenny Frankel is betting big on the booming business of hair. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 June 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