booming

a.

1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.

O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar.

Falcone.

2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]

Boom·ing
n.

The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. Howitt.

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adjective

Improving, growing, or succeeding steadily: boomy, flourishing, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thrifty, thriving. See thrive/fail/exist.

IN BRIEF: Very loud.

The giant spoke in such a booming voice that the Earth shook.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: very lively and profitable
  Synonyms: flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving

Meaning #2: used of the voice
  Synonym: stentorian

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rungende, drønende

Nederlands (Dutch)
florissant

Français (French)
adj. - retentissant, tonitruant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Wirtsch.) boomend, schallend, tönend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντήχηση, ραγδαία ανάπτυξη

Italiano (Italian)
ululato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estrondo (m)

Русский (Russian)
оглушительный, бурно развивающийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estampido, retumbo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gå framåt, blomstra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
急速发展的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 急速發展的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 꽝하고 울리는, 폭등하는, 인기 상승의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ブーンと鳴る, にわか景気の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دوي عالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משגשג, רועם‬

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