booming

boom ¹  (bm)

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.

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[Middle English bomben, imitative of a loud noise.]

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boom ²  (bm)

n.

1. Nautical A long spar extending from a mast to hold or extend the foot 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 enclosing other free-floating logs, typically used to catch floating debris or to obstruct passage.

b. A floating barrier serving 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

To move or position using a crane: "The renegade logs somehow escaped while . . . the logs were boomed up into the mile-long rafts that ply these channels" (Jack Weatherford).

Idiom:

drop/lower the boom

To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.

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[Dutch, tree, pole, from Middle Dutch; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

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" flourishing, palmy, prospering, roaring, thriving, prosperous successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
	2.	booming - used of the voice stentorian 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.

Translations

booming¹ [ˈbuːmɪŋ] ADJ [voice] → resonante, retumbante

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booming² [ˈbuːmɪŋ] ADJ (Comm etc) → próspero, que goza de un boom, floreciente

booming

adj sound → dröhnend; surf → brausend

booming¹ [ˈbuːmɪŋ] adj (sales) → in rapida ascesa; (trade, business) → che va a gonfie vele

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booming¹ [ˈbuːmɪŋ] adj (sales) → in rapida ascesa; (trade, business) → che va a gonfie vele

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booming² [ˈbuːmɪŋ] adj (guns, voice) → tonante

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booming² [ˈbuːmɪŋ] adj (guns, voice) → tonante