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
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
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As cannabis becomes a booming global industry, America is stuck on the sidelines.
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The 10-day gathering shines a spotlight on the technological prowess of China’s booming and cutthroat electric vehicle (EV) sector, which has shocked Western rivals not just with the speed of its innovation and growth, but also the quality of its value offerings.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Another booming tee shot on No. 2 helped set up a textbook chip-in eagle.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
That united display of fealty reflected Big Tech’s hopes that Trump would be more accommodating than President Biden’s administration and help propel an already booming industry to even greater heights.
—Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The 10-day gathering shines a spotlight on the technological prowess of China’s booming and cutthroat electric vehicle (EV) sector, which has shocked Western rivals not just with the speed of its innovation and growth, but also the quality of its value offerings.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Another booming tee shot on No. 2 helped set up a textbook chip-in eagle.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
That united display of fealty reflected Big Tech’s hopes that Trump would be more accommodating than President Biden’s administration and help propel an already booming industry to even greater heights.
—Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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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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