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
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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The appointment closes a chaotic chapter in Intel’s history, as investors pressured the semiconductor company to cut costs and spin off businesses due to declining sales and an inability to crack the booming artificial intelligence market.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Addressing The Challenges For Smaller Whisky Firms While the whisky industry is thriving and full of opportunity, its rapid expansion has attracted many new companies eager to profit from this booming market.
—Nick Green, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The appointment closes a chaotic chapter in Intel’s history, as investors pressured the semiconductor company to cut costs and spin off businesses due to declining sales and an inability to crack the booming artificial intelligence market.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Follow every signing and trade with The Athletic’s live coverage of 2025 NFL free agency
The Las Vegas Raiders got off to an early booming start to the player-acquisition portion of the year with Friday’s trade with the Seattle Seahawks for quarterback Geno Smith.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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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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