booming
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boom 1
(bo͞om)v. boomed, boom·ing, booms
v.intr.
1. To make a deep, resonant sound.
2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish: Business is booming.
v.tr.
1. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound: a field commander booming out orders.
2. To cause to grow or flourish; boost.
n.
1. A deep resonant sound, as of an explosion.
2. A time of economic prosperity.
3. A sudden increase, as in popularity.
[Middle English bomben, imitative of a loud noise.]
boom′y adj.
boom 2
(bo͞om)n.
1. Nautical A spar extending usually from a mast to hold the foot, clew, or tack of a sail.
2. A long pole extending upward at an angle from the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects being lifted or suspended.
3.
a. A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs, typically used to block the passage of boats or to arrest the downstream motion of logs in a log drive.
b. A floating barrier serving to catch debris or to contain an oil spill.
4. A long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.
5.
a. A spar that connects the tail surfaces and the main structure of an airplane.
b. A long hollow tube attached to a tanker aircraft, through which fuel flows to another aircraft being refueled in flight.
tr.v. boomed, boom·ing, booms
Idiom: To move or position using a crane: boomed the cargo onto the ship.
drop/lower the boom
To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.
[Dutch, tree, pole, from Middle Dutch; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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booming
(ˈbuːmɪŋ)adj
perceived as too loud
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| Adj. | 1. | booming - 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" successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture" |
| 2. | booming - used of the voice full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
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booming
adjective
1. loud, echoing, thundering, bellowing, resounding, deafening, strident, resonant, sonorous, stentorian The ginger man had a large booming voice.
2. flourishing, successful, expanding, doing well, thriving, blooming, mushrooming, prospering, rampant, burgeoning, on the up and up (Brit.) It has a booming tourist industry.
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booming
adjectiveImproving, growing, or succeeding steadily:
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booming
1 [ˈbuːmɪŋ] ADJ [voice] → resonante, retumbantebooming
2 [ˈbuːmɪŋ] ADJ (Comm etc) → próspero, que goza de un boom, florecienteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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1 [ˈbuːmɪŋ] adj (sales) → in rapida ascesa; (trade, business) → che va a gonfie velebooming
2 [ˈbuːmɪŋ] adj (guns, voice) → tonanteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995