boom

CEFRB1

/buːm/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sudden increase, loud sound, or long pole on a boat.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.

Examples

  • Living standards improved rapidly during the post-war boom.

  • The computer industry is enjoying a boom.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /bum/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. To flourish, grow, or progress.

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.

  2. To make a deep, resonant, territorial vocalisation.

More examples

In context

  • The boom has peaked out.

  • Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.

  • The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.

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Origin

noun

Onomatopoeic, perhaps borrowed; compare German bummen, Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”). The sense "a period of economic growth" is generally taken to derive from the sense "a rapid expansion", although other origins have also been suggested.