booming
/ˈbuː.mɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbuː.mɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbü-miŋ/ (ame, mw)
booming — adjective
- boomingpositive
- more boomingcomparative
- most boomingsuperlative
1. producing a deep, strong sound that seems to fill the space around it
producing a deep, strong sound that seems to fill the space around it
The priest's booming voice filled the old stone church without a microphone.
collocation: booming voice
Amara could feel the booming bass from the stage through her apartment floor.
A sudden booming crack split the air as the old tree fell in the storm.
The night guard heard a booming knock on the metal gate behind the warehouse.
- resonant
suggests a clear, vibrating richness more than raw power
- deep
simpler, more everyday word for low-pitched sounds
- thunderous
stronger and more dramatic, often for crowds or applause
- sonorous
more formal, used for impressive speaking voices
文法句型
booming + noun (a booming voice)
be + booming (the bass was booming)
用法筆記
Commonly used with sound-related nouns such as voice, bass, thunder, drum, and explosion. This sense is the older of the two, originating in the 1400s.
2. experiencing rapid growth, success, and increasing profits, especially in busine
experiencing rapid growth, success, and increasing profits, especially in business or economic activity
The booming tech industry in Taipei has created thousands of new jobs this year.
collocation: booming + industry / sector / market
Mr. Okonkwo's catering business is booming thanks to online food delivery orders.
predicative: business is booming
Property prices in the booming coastal city have more than doubled in three years.
The economy is booming, and unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in a decade.
- thriving
emphasises healthy, sustained success in any context
- flourishing
suggests vibrant development in culture, arts, or wellbeing
- prospering
more formal, focused on financial or material success
- roaring
informal and intense, often for a very strong economy (roaring twenties)
- declining
shrinking or worsening
- struggling
failing to grow or succeed
文法句型
booming + noun (a booming economy)
be + booming (business is booming)
用法筆記
Very common in news and business writing. The predicative pattern (economy / business / market is booming) is especially frequent. The attributive form (booming + noun) typically appears before industry, sector, economy, market, or business.