Word a Day
boom
What does boom mean?
boom (verb): to make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use boom in a sentence?
- Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce boom?
/bum/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “boom” mean?
to make a loud, hollow, resonant sound
Right! That's what “boom” means.
get something; come into possession of
Not quite: that's what receive means.
to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Not quite: that's what bring means.
regard something as probable or likely
Not quite: that's what expect means.
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