Antonyms for boom


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : boom
Phonetic Transcription : bum


Definition of boom

Origin :
  • mid-15c., earliest use was for bees and wasps, probably echoic of humming. The meaning "make a loud noise" is 15c. Cf. bomb. Meaning "to burst into prosperity" (of places, businesses, etc.) is 1871, American English. Related: Boomed; booming. Boom box first attested 1978.
  • noun loud sound; crash
  • noun prosperity
  • verb crash; make loud sound
  • verb prosper
Example sentences :
  • The boom of the huge mortars on the boats there sounded above everything.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • With grains that feed the Cannon's breath, And boom his sentences of death!
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Admiral Hobson, who broke the boom at Vigo in 1702, belonged to the same calling.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • The boom should be made a trifle smaller in diameter than the mast.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • What a thin tinkle it made out there, yet how deep was its boom within!
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • He turned and pointed to the boats, which his men were heaving from the boom amidships.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • This is to be expected in view of the boom in Spanish studies.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • His first boom had been great, but it was a trifle compared to his second.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • Through the open doorway they could hear the boom and rattle of drums.
  • Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley
  • As a result the boom burst, and people resought their old homes.
  • Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker

Synonyms for boom

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