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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Availability of oral pills to treat obesity could expand the booming market for obesity treatments by broadening access and reducing costs, experts said.
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
One corner of the non-alcoholic drink world that is truly booming is that of elegant champagne alternatives.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Crimson smokestacks tower over parts of downtown Rocky Mount, reminding the town’s roughly 54,000 residents of its roots as a once-booming tobacco market.
—Makiya Seminera, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Omandam was part of a group of mostly young, single men who were recruited by sugar plantation companies as early as 1906 to work in Hawaii’s booming sugar industry.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
One corner of the non-alcoholic drink world that is truly booming is that of elegant champagne alternatives.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Crimson smokestacks tower over parts of downtown Rocky Mount, reminding the town’s roughly 54,000 residents of its roots as a once-booming tobacco market.
—Makiya Seminera, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Omandam was part of a group of mostly young, single men who were recruited by sugar plantation companies as early as 1906 to work in Hawaii’s booming sugar industry.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for booming
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 27 Dec. 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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