BOOMING
Boom"ing, a.
1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding. O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar. Falcone.
2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]
BOOMING
Boom"ing, n.
Defn: The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. Howitt.
BOOMKIN
Boom"kin, n. (Naut.)
Defn: Same as Bumkin.
BOOMORAH
Boo"mo*rah, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small West African chevrotain (Hyæmoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer.
BOOMSLANGE
Boom"slang*e, n. Etym: [D. boom tree + slang snake.] (Zoöl.)