booming

adjective

boom·​ing ˈbü-miŋ 

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

Synonyms of booming

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• roaring

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The investment highlights California’s growing dominance in aerospace and defense, with companies such as Hermeus and True Anomaly recently joining the state’s booming tech sector. —Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

But Anthropic has been riding high on the explosive popularity of Claude Code and booming sales of its AI models to large corporations. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Kansas City area early Monday, unleashing frequent lightning and booming thunder, dumping torrential rain and triggering a tornado warning. —Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026

This booming sector is expected to reach $165 billion this year. —Annie Hornish, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for booming

• blooming
• fuming
• grooming
• looming
• rooming
• zooming
• assuming
• consuming
• costuming
• presuming
• resuming
• subsuming

Kids Definition

booming

adjective

boom·​ing ˈbü-miŋ 

1

: making a deep sound

his booming voice

2

: forcefully or powerfully done

hit a booming serve