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
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
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For years, though, the island struggled with overtourism, as unregulated development and booming nightlife began to overwhelm its fragile ecosystem.
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Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This beast delivers massive sound with booming bass and crisp highs that will energize any gathering.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
That united display of fealty reflected Big Tech’s hopes that Trump would be more accommodating than President Joe Biden’s administration’s and help propel an already booming industry to even greater heights.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
In the city of Machala, a former booming economic hub now ravaged by drug violence and unemployment, residents are split between two candidates ahead of a runoff election on Sunday.
—Johanna Alarcón, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This beast delivers massive sound with booming bass and crisp highs that will energize any gathering.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
That united display of fealty reflected Big Tech’s hopes that Trump would be more accommodating than President Joe Biden’s administration’s and help propel an already booming industry to even greater heights.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
In the city of Machala, a former booming economic hub now ravaged by drug violence and unemployment, residents are split between two candidates ahead of a runoff election on Sunday.
—Johanna Alarcón, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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