booming

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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

booming

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present participle of boom entry 1

Synonyms of booming

Adjective

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• roaring

Examples of booming in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Adjective

In Salt Lake City’s booming suburbs, Venezuelans are powering construction sites, food trucks and bakeries, even as Trump-era deportation crackdowns fuel fear, dampen public life and shutter restaurants. — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The attacks this summer caused an unprecedented fuel crisis and dealt crippling blows to the booming e-commerce sector. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Back then, the craft beer segment was booming, especially in suds-centric San Diego, where breweries and beer-centric bars were opening at a rapid clip across the county. — Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

The price increases are tied to surging costs of producing chips, a byproduct of the booming demand of AI. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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