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   boom

   /buːm/

   noun

   • 1. a loud, deep, resonant sound: "the deep boom of the bass drum" Similar reverberationresonanceresoundingthunderthunderingroaringechoingre-echoingblastingcrashingdrummingthrummingpoundingroarrumblebellowbangblastblareloud noise
   • ▪ the characteristic resonant cry of the bittern: "the boom of the bittern may be enjoyed in the country"

   verb

   • 1. make a loud, deep, resonant sound: "thunder boomed in the sky" Similar reverberateresoundresonaterumblethunderring outsound loudlyblareechofill the aircrackcrashrollclapexplodebangblast
   • ▪ say in a loud, deep, resonant voice: "‘Stop right there,’ boomed the Headmaster" Similar bellowroarthundershoutbawlyellbarkinformal:hollerrare:vociferateOpposite whisper
   • ▪ (of a bittern) utter its characteristic resonant cry: "a dozen bitterns boom mysteriously from the reeds"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to imitate a loud, deep, resonant sound: "the boat was lifted up and then boom, down it went"
   • ▪ used to convey that something is extremely sudden, surprising, or successful: "if you get caught, boom, you're a felon"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): ultimately imitative; perhaps from Dutch bommen ‘to hum, buzz’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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