What is the meaning of booming?

verb

  • Make a resonant sound, like artillery.
    • usage: "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
  • Hit hard.
    • usage: "He smashed a 3-run homer"
  • Be the case that thunder is being heard.
    • usage: "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
  • Make a deep hollow sound.
    • usage: "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
  • Grow vigorously.
    • usage: "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

adjective

  • Very lively and profitable.
    • usage: "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"
  • Used of the voice.
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