The meaning of Booming

noun

A sudden loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

The door slammed with a bang

verb

Strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily.

Usage examples:

He began to bang the table with his fist

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

The train arrived bang on time

verb

Make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.

Usage examples:

The ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring

noun

A loud, harsh sound.

Usage examples:

A blare of trumpets

verb

To make a very loud noise

Usage examples:

Music blared from a radio., the siren’s blare was deafening.

noun

A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.

Usage examples:

They were thrown backwards by the blast

verb

Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.

Usage examples:

The school was blasted by an explosion

exclamation

Expressing annoyance.

Usage examples:

‘blast! the car won't start!’

adjective

Able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas.

Usage examples:

The most buoyant body parts rise first, leaving the head and limbs to drag behind the chest and abd…

adjective

Successful and with a lot of activity

Usage examples:

Buoyant economy/market/industry carpet sales remained strong as a result of the buoyant housing mar…

adjective

Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.

Usage examples:

Manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand

verb

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

Usage examples:

The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre

adjective

Growing or developing quickly

Usage examples:

A burgeoning tourist industry lifted the state’s economy.

verb

Support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.

Usage examples:

Medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher

noun

An act of carrying something from one place to another.

Usage examples:

We did a carry of equipment from the camp

noun

The range of a gun or similar weapon.

Usage examples:

Now, manufacturers believe that high flight with low spin provides the most carry and the most over…

verb

Strike the palms of (one's hands) together repeatedly, typically in order to applaud someone or something.

Usage examples:

Agnes clapped her hands in glee

noun

An act of striking together the palms of the hands.

Usage examples:

When they stop i give them a clap

noun

A venereal disease, especially gonorrhoea.

Usage examples:

She has given him the clap

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

adjective

Growing and becoming more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

Usage examples:

This is a rapidly developing field

verb

Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

Usage examples:

Motion pictures were to develop into mass entertainment

adjective

Growing or becoming stronger or more advanced

Usage examples:

A developing fetus

noun

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

Usage examples:

The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun

A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

verb

Become or make larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

Their business expanded into other hotels

verb

Present participle of expand

Usage examples:

The air in the balloon expands when heated., they expanded their retail operations during the 1980s.

verb

Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process.

Usage examples:

An ammunition lorry exploded with a roar

verb

Burst and release energy as through a violent reaction

verb

To burst violently and usually with a loud noise, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ i ] a bomb exploded nearby., [ t ] black holes are left behind by exploding stars called supernov…

abbreviation

Feminine.

symbol

(in units of measurement) femto- (10−15).

Usage examples:

The detection limits of the enzymatic activity tests are between 10 and 500 fg per test

noun

The sixth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

They are guaranteed f's if they goof around

adjective

Developing rapidly and successfully; thriving.

Usage examples:

A flourishing career

verb

(of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment.

Usage examples:

Wild plants flourish on the banks of the lake

adjective

Growing or developing successfully

Usage examples:

Flourishing trade there's a flourishing trade in these kind of items.

adjective

(of a tree, plant, or land) producing much fruit; fertile.

Usage examples:

This seed will grow into a lovely fruitful tree

adjective

Producing good results

Usage examples:

He had a long and fruitful career as a research chemist.

adjective

Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.

Usage examples:

Waste bins full of rubbish

adverb

Straight; directly.

Usage examples:

She turned her head and looked full into his face

noun

The period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.

Usage examples:

So many of those who were killed in the attacks were right in the full of their lives.

adjective

(of a living thing) undergoing natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.

Usage examples:

The needs of the growing child

verb

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.

Usage examples:

He would watch nick grow to manhood

adjective

Increasing in size or amount

Usage examples:

There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.

adjective

Giving moral or intellectual benefit.

Usage examples:

A large, improving picture hung opposite

verb

Make or become better.

Usage examples:

Efforts to improve relations between the countries

verb

Present participle of improve

Usage examples:

He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers., i thought the best way to improve my frenc…

adjective

Producing a great deal of profit.

Usage examples:

A lucrative career as a stand-up comedian

adjective

Having great power or strength.

Usage examples:

A fast, powerful car

adverb

Very.

Usage examples:

Walking is powerful hot work

adjective

Strong

Usage examples:

The picture quality is bad because the tv signal isn’t powerful enough., a powerful drug, he’s in a…

adjective

Producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.

Usage examples:

The most productive employees

adjective

Causing or providing a good result or a large amount of something

Usage examples:

We had a very productive meeting – a lot of problems were solved., what was once desert has become …

adjective

Producing a large number of goods, crops, profit, etc. or doing a lot of work

Usage examples:

Productive farmland/sector/economy the only remaining option is to switch underemployed workers fro…

adjective

(of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain.

Usage examples:

A professionally run and profitable company

verb

Move forward or onward in space or time.

Usage examples:

As the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved

noun

Forward or onward movement towards a destination.

Usage examples:

The darkness did not stop my progress

noun

Development towards an improved or more advanced condition.

Usage examples:

We are making progress towards equal rights

verb

Succeed in material terms; be financially successful.

Usage examples:

His business prospered

verb

Present participle of prosper

Usage examples:

Lots of microchip manufacturing companies prospered at that time.

adjective

Successful in material terms; flourishing financially.

Usage examples:

Prosperous middle-class professionals

adjective

Rich and successful

Usage examples:

The area is becoming more and more prosperous., a prosperous businessman, a prosperous country/econ…

adjective

(of sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or reverberate.

Usage examples:

A full-throated and resonant guffaw

verb

Produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound.

Usage examples:

The sound of the siren resonated across the harbour

verb

(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place.

Usage examples:

Another scream resounded through the school

verb

To sound loudly or for a long time, or (of a place) to be filled with sound

Usage examples:

The air resounds with the delightful music of birds.

adjective

Unmistakable; emphatic.

Usage examples:

The evening was a resounding success

verb

(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place.

Usage examples:

Another scream resounded through the school

adjective

Very great; complete

Usage examples:

The remake of the movie was a resounding success.

adjective

Characterized by reverberation.

Usage examples:

The reverberant acoustics of a cathedral

verb

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

Usage examples:

Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room

verb

(of sound) to continue to be heard; to echo repeatedly

Usage examples:

The loud music reverberated off the walls.

verb

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

Usage examples:

Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room

verb

Present participle of reverberate

Usage examples:

The narrow street reverberated with/to the sound of the workmen's drills., news of the disaster rev…

adjective

A reverberative sound is one that continues to be heard around an area, so that the area seems to shake

Usage examples:

The reverberative thumping of the machinery began to give me a headache., his deep, reverberative v…

idiom

Sound loudly

phrasal verb

Make a clear resonant sound.

Usage examples:

A shot rang out

phrasal verb

Usher something out by or as by ringing a bell.

Usage examples:

The bells were beginning to ring out the old year

adjective

Having or emitting a clear resonant sound.

Usage examples:

A ringing voice

noun

An act or sound of ringing.

Usage examples:

The ringing of fire alarms

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

adjective

Making or uttering a roar.

Usage examples:

He was greeted everywhere with roaring crowds

verb

(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.

Usage examples:

We heard a lion roar

adjective

A roaring fire is very large, noisy, and bright.

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

Usage examples:

The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

Usage examples:

A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

verb

Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder rumbled, lightning flickered

noun

A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.

Usage examples:

The continuous rumble of traffic

verb

To make a continuous, low sound, or to move slowly while making such a sound

Usage examples:

My stomach is rumbling., the trucks rumbled across the field., we could hear the rumble of distant …

noun

A continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

The rumbling of wheels in the distance

adjective

Making or constituting a deep resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Rumbling trams

verb

Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder rumbled, lightning flickered

adjective

(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full.

Usage examples:

He read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice

adjective

Having a deep, pleasant sound

Usage examples:

A sonorous voice

adjective

(of a person's voice) loud and powerful.

Usage examples:

A stentorian roar

adjective

Using a very loud voice, or (of a voice) very loud

Usage examples:

A stentorian preacher, suddenly a stentorian voice boomed across the room.

adjective

(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.

Usage examples:

His voice had become increasingly strident

adjective

Forceful, or very loud

Usage examples:

Strident criticism, a strident voice

adjective

Having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.

Usage examples:

She cut through the water with her strong arms

adjective

Physically powerful or energetic

Usage examples:

You must be strong to be able to lift all that weight., i feel a little stronger every day., strong…

adjective

An activity or industry that is strong is growing and becoming more successful

Usage examples:

Economic news has been better than expected, with retail sales remaining strong., worldwide sales b…

adjective

Accomplishing a desired aim or result.

Usage examples:

A successful attack on the town

adjective

Achieving desired results, or achieving the result of making a lot of money

Usage examples:

A successful architect/doctor/lawyer, fortunately, my second attempt at starting a business was mor…

adjective

Achieving the results that were wanted and hoped for

Usage examples:

Successful in sth/doing sth the company was successful in its bid., the successful applicants must …

adjective

Prosperous and growing; flourishing.

Usage examples:

The thriving business george has built up

verb

(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.

Usage examples:

The new baby thrived

adjective

Very healthy or successful

Usage examples:

The dog is thriving in its new home.

noun

A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

Usage examples:

There was a crash of thunder

verb

Thunder sounds.

Usage examples:

It began to thunder

noun

The sudden, loud noise that comes after a flash of lightning

Usage examples:

A clap of thunder, the sky grew dark and it started to thunder., the horses thundered past (= moved…

adjective

Making a resounding, loud, deep noise.

Usage examples:

Thundering waterfalls

verb

Thunder sounds.

Usage examples:

It began to thunder

noun

A very loud, deep noise

Usage examples:

We could hear the thundering of the guns all night., i felt the thundering of hooves and then saw k…

adjective

Relating to or resembling thunder.

Usage examples:

A thunderous grey cloud

adjective

Very loud

Usage examples:

Thunderous applause

adjective

Strong, healthy, and full of energy.

Usage examples:

A tall, vigorous, and muscular man

adjective

Very forceful or energetic

Usage examples:

A vigorous debate, there has been vigorous opposition to the proposals for a new road., he takes pl…