booming

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

Synonyms of booming

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• roaring

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

Artemest’s chief executive officer Marco Credendino said emerging markets in the Middle East, where contract business is booming, are a major driver of sales. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025

Then in 2025, a July 2 drone show replaced the city's traditional booming fireworks. —Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Part of this growing divide between the rich and the average worker can also be traced back to where these households derive their wealth—namely from their exposure to the booming stock market of 2025. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025

But environmental experts fear the impacts of this booming shale field. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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