Meanings
comparative more booming · superlative most booming
- Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
The power of China's booming economy continues to stun the world.
- Delivered with aggressive loudness; blaring; vociferous.
The truth panic had the unwelcome side-effect of emboldening those it sought to oppose. “Fake” was one of Trump’s favourite slap-downs, especially to news outlets that reported unwelcome facts about him and his associates. A booming Maga media further amplified the president’s lies and denials.
2025 October 2, William Davies, “A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0”, in The Guardian
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of boom
plural boomings
- A deep hollow or roaring sound.
Heavy boomings of a dull deep bell.
1825, Felicia Hemans, The Forest Sanctuary1 more example
The fleet of several dozen cars pulled into East Austin’s Fiesta Gardens, or “Chicano Park” as locals call it, on a recent weekend with the booming of powerful stereo systems announcing their arrival.
2021 March 23, Peter Holley, “They Just Moved Into an Austin Neighborhood. Now They Want to End One of Its Traditions.”, in Texas Monthly
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLoud and resonant.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivevery lively and profitable
adjective(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 欣欣向榮 /欣欣向荣, 蓬勃
- 欣欣向榮 /欣欣向荣 (xīnxīnxiàngróng)experiencing a period of prosperity
- 蓬勃 (péngbó)experiencing a period of prosperity
- 超大聲的 /超大声的 (chāo dàshēng de)loud and resonant
Czech vzkvétající, dunivý
- vzkvétajícíexperiencing a period of prosperity
- dunivýloud and resonant
Esperanto haŭsa
- haŭsaexperiencing a period of prosperity
Finnish kukoistava, kasvava
- kukoistavaexperiencing a period of prosperity
- kasvavaexperiencing a period of prosperity
- kuuluvaloud and resonant
Portuguese de vento em popa, estrondoso
- de vento em popaexperiencing a period of prosperity
- estrondosoloud and resonant
Russian преуспева́ющий, процвета́ющий
- преуспева́ющий (preuspevájuščij)experiencing a period of prosperity
- процвета́ющий (procvetájuščij)experiencing a period of prosperity
- шу́мный (šúmnyj)loud and resonant
- зву́чный (zvúčnyj)loud and resonant
Spanish en pleno auge
- en pleno augeexperiencing a period of prosperity
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with booming
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booming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booming
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