Meaning of BOOMING
| Pronunciation: | | b'ooming
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- [adj] used of the voice
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | flourishing, full, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, stentorian, successful, thriving |
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\Boom"ing\, a.
1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound;
making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.
O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar.
--Falcone.
2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming
prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]
\Boom"ing\, n.
The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent
rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep,
hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. --Howitt.
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