booming

adjective

boom·​ing ˈbü-miŋ How to pronounce booming (audio)
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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What was expected to be a booming 2025 travel season is instead shaping up to be one defined by caution and contingency. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 One morning kicks off with the Rise and Shine Tramp, a pre-dawn street parade where crowds dance behind booming music trucks. AFAR Media, 22 May 2025 The Harvard Square location of this booming chain is open until midnight. Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 Other growth catalysts for Microsoft are its Azure AI Foundry platform for AI agents, which has similarly seen booming customer growth, as well as the company’s focus on scaling its Azure cloud regions and data centers. Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for booming

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of booming was in 1640

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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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booming

adjective
boom·​ing ˈbü-miŋ How to pronounce booming (audio)
1
: making a deep sound
his booming voice
2
: forcefully or powerfully done
hit a booming serve

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