Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth. / Loud and resonant.

A deep hollow or roaring sound.

A surname.

plural of booming

A town that experienced (or is experiencing) a period of rapid growth due to some temporary activity.

(idiomatic) To use one's superior physical strength. / (idiomatic, with "on") To scold severely.

(nautical) A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.

plural of boom box

plural of boom vang

(demography) A period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate. / (singular only) The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.