# booming

Pronunciation: US say "BOO-ming" /ˈbumɪŋ/; UK

## Adjective

1. Loud and deep, with a resonant quality that carries and echoes through a space.
   - Simple: Very loud and deep, in a way you can both hear and feel.
   - _A booming laugh carried across the crowded restaurant._
   - _The organ produced a booming tone that filled the cathedral._
2. Going through a period of prosperity or rapid economic growth.
   - Simple: Growing very fast and doing well, with lots of money being made.
   - _The housing market was booming long before the crash._
   - _Tech startups are booming across the region right now._
3. Delivered with aggressive, blaring loudness that overrides everything around it.
   - Simple: Said very loudly and with force, in a harsh way that fills the space.
   - _Booming chants from the stadium reached the parking lots blocks away._
   - _The protester's booming demands cut through the noise of the crowd._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of boom. — present participle and gerund of boom
   - Simple: Present participle of boom. Use this form for something making a deep sound or growing fast right now.
   - _Thunder kept booming over the valley for an hour._
   - _The export sector was booming throughout that decade._

## Noun

5. A deep, hollow sound or a long, rolling roar.
   - Simple: A deep, loud, rolling sound.
   - _A distant booming announced the start of the artillery drill._
   - _The booming of the foghorn reached the boats far out at sea._

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