boom

[US]/buːm/
[UK]/buːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make a deep, resonant sound; cause to prosper
vi. make a deep, resonant sound; experience rapid growth
n. prosperity; a deep, resonant sound; a pole for hoisting

Phrases & Collocations

boom and bust

economic boom

boom town

boom in technology

baby boom

boom in population

boom in construction

boom in sales

boom in tourism

business boom

oil boom

sonic boom

telescopic boom

boom period

baby boom generation

placing boom

Example Sentences

a boom in the pink economy.

joint a boom on a crane.

the reverberant booms of cannon.

sluing the boom of a crane.

prophesying a stock-market boom;

the deep boom of the bass drum.

thunder boomed in the sky.

the booming economy of southern China.

a booming kick from the touchline.

the boom was followed by the present bust.

the boom and slump periods of a trade cycle.

the fund rode the growth boom in the 1980s.

the economic boom was beginning to tail off.

He is booming as a teacher.

The country is having a great boom in industry.

The economic boom tapered off in the 1970s.

Real-world Examples

The financial crisis abruptly turned the boom to bust.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

At that time there was a construction boom.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Population experts say a law helped create the baby boom.

Source: 120 essays for the CET-4 dictation simulation training.

The National Bureau of Economic Research is the arbiter of America's economic booms and busts.

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

Yeah. The pandemic fueled a tech boom.

Source: NPR News August 2022 Compilation

And then came the dot com boom.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Many factors contributed to Harbin's winter tourism boom.

Source: Global Times Reading Selection

Witnesses near the scene heard an loud boom.

Source: NPR News June 2014 Compilation

The shuttle adds to America's consumer boom.

Source: America The Story of Us

Number four, the long California boom is no more.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2021 Collection

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