Antonyms for booming

Grammar : Adj

Spell : boom

Phonetic Transcription : bum

Definition of booming

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.

adj flourishing

Example sentences :

From my first sleep I was awakened by a long, booming yell from our guest outside.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

When they reached the shop where topees were to be got, she heard a familiar, booming voice.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

As to old Cullingworth, he is booming along as merrily as ever.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

It was a booming voice, with a quality that dragged at the attention of the crowd.
Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison

These are the two men; and as for Tombstone, it was booming.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

The big Sharps boomed; the saddles emptied to their booming.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

Amid the booming of the cannon which welcomed his successor he prepared for his departure.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

My brother fired—once—twice—and the booming of the gong ceased.
Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad

His voice was covered by the booming of the great bell of the cathedral.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for booming

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