boom

Pronunciation

• enPR: boo͞m
• IPA: /buːm/
• SAMPA: /bu:m/

Noun

Singular boom

Plural booms

A loud boom

1. A boom is the sound that is made from an explosion.

   The boom of that volcano hurt my ears.

2. A boom can also be any movable pole; in sailing, it is a pole that comes from the bottom of a sail.

Related words

• boom box
• sonic boom

Verb

Plain form boom

Third-person singular booms

Past tense boomed

Past participle boomed

Present participle booming

1. To boom is to make a loud sound.