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
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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
Blue collar job is booming, causing employment rates in the industry to soar.
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Fox News, 20 June 2024
After one of many booming tee drives, the 30-year-old paused his walk down the third fairway to sign autographs, yet the most personal interaction would follow at the 13th tee box.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 June 2024
The booming county is running out of land that’s not already built out or slated for development, especially sites that have highway access and aren’t too far from downtown Kansas City.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Bader’s booming double off Chapman’s 98-mph fastball was much more emphatic than Sunday’s decisive dribbler.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Fox News, 20 June 2024
After one of many booming tee drives, the 30-year-old paused his walk down the third fairway to sign autographs, yet the most personal interaction would follow at the 13th tee box.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 June 2024
The booming county is running out of land that’s not already built out or slated for development, especially sites that have highway access and aren’t too far from downtown Kansas City.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Bader’s booming double off Chapman’s 98-mph fastball was much more emphatic than Sunday’s decisive dribbler.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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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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