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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
boom
/buːm/
verb1 of 2
to make a deep hollow resonant sound
- “We have been visited by a nation-wide economic boom.”Tatoeba
- “All the industries in the city are booming.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)