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booming off

booming off is the present participle and gerund of boom off.

Meaning of boom off

Verb

boom off (third-person singular simple present booms off, present participle booming off, simple past and past participle boomed off)

  1. (literally, transitive) To resound against (a surface).
    • The music boomed off the walls of the venue.
  2. (dated, intransitive, literally) To move away quickly.
    • The train boomed off to the west.
  3. (dated, transitive) To boom as a result of (something) (to flourish, grow, or progress).
    • The economy will boom off the exploitation of offshore oil.
  4. (slang, transitive) To explode (a door) to gain access.
    • The cops boomed off my door.
  5. (dated, transitive) To mark off an area (of water, or sometimes land) using booms (a floating barrier used to obstruct navigation) or something similar.
    • They boomed off the oil slick.
  6. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To shoot using (something); to be fired.
    • He booms off his glock as he enters the room.

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Questions about booming off

What is booming off the present participle and gerund of?
Booming off is the present participle and gerund of boom off.

Words near booming off in the dictionary

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

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