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booming

 
Adjective booming has 2 senses
  1. 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"
    Antonym: unsuccessful (indirect, via successful)
  2. booming, stentorian - used of the voice
    Antonym: thin (indirect, via full)
Verb boom has 5 senses
  1. boom, din - make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
    --1 is one way to sound, go
    Derived form: noun boom1
    Sample sentences:
    Cars boom in the streets
    The streets boom with cars
  2. smash, nail, boom, blast - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
    --2 is one way to hit
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. thunder, boom - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
    Sample sentences:
    It was booming all day long
    The business is going to boom
  4. boom, boom out - make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
    --4 is one way to sound, go
    Derived form: noun boom1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand - grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
    --5 is one way to grow
    Derived form: noun boom2
    Sample sentence:
    The business is going to boom
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