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booming

/ˈbuːmɪŋ/

booming adjective: experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth. Also the present participle and gerund of boom.

Adjective

booming (comparative more booming, superlative most booming)

  1. Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
    • The power of China's booming economy continues to stun the world.
  2. Loud and resonant.
    • He was asked to be MC at the function on account of his booming voice.
    Synonyms:
    remugient
  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.2025 October 2, William Davies, “A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0”, in The Guardian

Noun

booming (plural boomings)

  1. A deep hollow or roaring sound.
    • Heavy boomings of a dull deep bell.1825, Felicia Hemans, The Forest Sanctuary
    • 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.2021 March 23, Peter Holley, “They Just Moved Into an Austin Neighborhood. Now They Want to End One of Its Traditions.”, in Texas Monthly

Also used as

booming is also the present participle and gerund of boom.

booming meaning in Telugu

booming in Telugu

ఊపందుకుంటున్నది, ఊపందుకుంది

Examples of booming in a sentence

  • Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.
  • I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.
  • He instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his.

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Synonyms of booming

Forms of booming

Adjective
comparativemore booming
superlativemost booming
Noun
pluralboomings

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Questions about booming

What does booming mean?
Booming means experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
What is booming in Telugu?
Booming in Telugu is ఊపందుకుంటున్నది, ఊపందుకుంది. See Booming meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is booming?
Booming can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce booming?
Booming is pronounced /ˈbuːmɪŋ/.

Words near booming in the dictionary

  1. boomie
  2. boomier
  3. boomies
  4. boomiest
  5. boominess
  6. booming
  7. booming off
  8. boomingly
  9. boomings
  10. boomity
  11. boomkin

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