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
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
Profit margins are shrinking After years of booming corporate profits, both small and large businesses nationwide reported shrinking margins in the Fed’s April Beige Book.
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Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Elk Grove, a booming economy and suburb of Sacramento, initially disregarded the cannabis industry, outlawing dispensaries in the city limits in 2017 after recreational use was legalized by California’s Prop. 64 in 2016.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
Country music and Prince’s Hot Chicken are just two of the many reasons celebrities and non-celebrities alike have been moving to Nashville in droves, and the booming housing market all across the Tennessee capital and its surrounding communities reflects the trend.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
The booming economy is exacerbating a key vulnerability for President Biden heading into the height of campaign season, as inflation and interest rates could remain higher until deep into the final weeks of the presidential election.
—Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
The sheer scale of Lan’s misconduct has rattled the public in a country that has long projected an image of authoritarian stability, analysts say — and raised alarm among foreign investors, a key driver of Vietnam’s booming economy.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
What emerges is a pattern repeated across much of Fort Worth: residents contending with the adverse effects of booming industry, while the city — and its infrastructure — strain to manage the challenge.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
By the time millions of households were sated with goods purchases and manufacturing fell off, the in-person economy was reopening and in-person services began a booming recovery.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Ecuador has been fighting a surge in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling over booming traffic in cocaine headed from Colombia to Europe and South America.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Elk Grove, a booming economy and suburb of Sacramento, initially disregarded the cannabis industry, outlawing dispensaries in the city limits in 2017 after recreational use was legalized by California’s Prop. 64 in 2016.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
Country music and Prince’s Hot Chicken are just two of the many reasons celebrities and non-celebrities alike have been moving to Nashville in droves, and the booming housing market all across the Tennessee capital and its surrounding communities reflects the trend.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
The booming economy is exacerbating a key vulnerability for President Biden heading into the height of campaign season, as inflation and interest rates could remain higher until deep into the final weeks of the presidential election.
—Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
The sheer scale of Lan’s misconduct has rattled the public in a country that has long projected an image of authoritarian stability, analysts say — and raised alarm among foreign investors, a key driver of Vietnam’s booming economy.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
What emerges is a pattern repeated across much of Fort Worth: residents contending with the adverse effects of booming industry, while the city — and its infrastructure — strain to manage the challenge.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
By the time millions of households were sated with goods purchases and manufacturing fell off, the in-person economy was reopening and in-person services began a booming recovery.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Ecuador has been fighting a surge in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling over booming traffic in cocaine headed from Colombia to Europe and South America.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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booming
adjective
boom·ing
ˈbü-miŋ 
1
: making a deep sound
his booming voice
2
: forcefully or powerfully done
hit a booming serve
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