boom

Definition

  • verb: to make a deep and loud sound
  • verb: to make a deep hollow sound
  • often used as an interjection to indicate that something has happened suddenly
  • synonyms: booming, advanced, hum

Examples

  • a television program that is popular among 'baby boomers' [=people who were born during the baby boom after World War II]

  • Last year we almost had to close the store, but now business is 'booming'.

  • The dance club was empty and then—'boom'!—a hundred people were there.

Movie quotes

  • (..) searchin' for Eldon. No shit. Yeah, and we would have caught him, too, but once that fuse hit his tail, boom, he took off like a shot. And into the bank. Well... the theory is, he probably wriggled loose from the explosive. 'Cause, uh, people still (..)
    2002 Sweet Home Alabama