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booming

adjectiveverbnounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈbuːmɪŋ//

Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.

adjective

  1. 1

    Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.

    The power of China's booming economy continues to stun the world.

  2. 2

    Loud and resonant.

    He was asked to be MC at the function on account of his booming voice.

  3. 3

    Delivered with aggressive loudness; blaring; vociferous.

    The truth panic had the unwelcome side-effect of emboldening those it sought to oppose. “Fake” was one of Trump’s favourite slap-downs, especially to news outlets that reported unwelcome facts about him and his associates. A booming Maga media further amplified the president’s lies and denials.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of boompresent participle and gerund of boom

noun

  1. 1

    A deep hollow or roaring sound.

    Heavy boomings of a dull deep bell.

    The fleet of several dozen cars pulled into East Austin’s Fiesta Gardens, or “Chicano Park” as locals call it, on a recent weekend with the booming of powerful stereo systems announcing their arrival.

Forms

plural
boomings
comparative
more booming
superlative
most booming
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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