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

The booming retail proprietary trading industry can make money even when its traders don’t. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

OpenAI announced hundreds of mathematical breakthroughs, stunning the field with the booming capabilities of its technology. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

New York — Wall Street rolled into 2026 on a hot streak and continued with a booming first half. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Our audio expert, Tim Gideon, loved the speakers' booming sound at 80W of power and the adjustable EQ settings in the app. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 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