Antonyms for boom

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : boom

Phonetic Transcription : bum

Definition of boom

Origin : mid-15c., earliest use was for bees and wasps, probably echoic of humming. The meaning "make a loud noise" is 15c. Cf. bomb. Meaning "to burst into prosperity" (of places, businesses, etc.) is 1871, American English. Related: Boomed; booming. Boom box first attested 1978.

noun loud sound; crash
noun prosperity
verb crash; make loud sound
verb prosper

Example sentences :

The boom of the huge mortars on the boats there sounded above everything.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

With grains that feed the Cannon's breath, And boom his sentences of death!
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

Admiral Hobson, who broke the boom at Vigo in 1702, belonged to the same calling.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

The boom should be made a trifle smaller in diameter than the mast.
Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates

What a thin tinkle it made out there, yet how deep was its boom within!
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

He turned and pointed to the boats, which his men were heaving from the boom amidships.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

This is to be expected in view of the boom in Spanish studies.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

His first boom had been great, but it was a trifle compared to his second.
Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett

Through the open doorway they could hear the boom and rattle of drums.
Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley

As a result the boom burst, and people resought their old homes.
Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker

Synonyms for boom

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