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
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Prosecutors played excerpts from the audiobook of Hunter Biden's memoir -- which Hunter Biden himself narrated -- over booming loudspeakers in the courtroom for jurors to hear.
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 4 June 2024
But the dealership, sitting in the heart of Los Angeles on Figueroa Street, was central to what would become a booming car culture in Southern California.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Hale left the industry in 1996 and went on to have a booming dance teaching career, working with legendary actress and dancer Debbie Allen before transitioning to a marketing and social media role.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
Eighteen months ago, homes in the booming suburbs north of Nashville wouldn’t even stay on the market for a day, said Don Hackford, a real estate agent in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 June 2024
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 4 June 2024
But the dealership, sitting in the heart of Los Angeles on Figueroa Street, was central to what would become a booming car culture in Southern California.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Hale left the industry in 1996 and went on to have a booming dance teaching career, working with legendary actress and dancer Debbie Allen before transitioning to a marketing and social media role.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
Eighteen months ago, homes in the booming suburbs north of Nashville wouldn’t even stay on the market for a day, said Don Hackford, a real estate agent in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 June 2024
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 11 Jun. 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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