Boom (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- Thunder began to boom outside, causing the picture frames to rattle against the walls.
- As the dark clouds gathered, thunder started to boom louder and closer to our neighborhood.
- The storm rolled in quickly, and soon thunder was booming so loudly we could barely hear ourselves talk.
- The sudden boom of thunder was enough to startle even the calmest of nerves in the room that evening.
- A series of claps of thunder began to boom in succession, each one echoing through the stillness of the night air.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 4
Grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Related Words
Meaning 5
Make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.