SkyfireDict

booming   (TTS Sound)

The verb boom has 5 senses

• boom, din -- (make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall")


• smash, nail, boom, blast -- (hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer")


• thunder, boom -- (be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed")


• boom, boom out -- (make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song")


• boom, thrive, flourish, expand -- (grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming")

The adj booming has 2 senses

• booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving -- (very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids")


• booming, stentorian -- (used of the voice)