Definition
growing or expanding rapidly and successfully, or making a deep, loud sound.
Etymology
From 'boom,' which originally meant a deep, resonant sound (1600s), possibly from Dutch 'boom' (tree). The economic meaning developed in the 1800s when booming industries made loud sounds of construction and activity.
Kelly Says
A 'boom' as a loud sound literally sounds like industrial prosperity—the roar of factories, the crash of construction—so when the economy 'booms,' it echoes the actual sound of a thriving industrial city!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣቢነት ላይ
be-ta-bee-net lay
CACatalà
en plena expansió
ehn PLEH-nah ehs-pahn-SEE-oh
CSČeština
rozvíjející se
roh-zvee-YEH-ee-chee seh
DADansk
voksende
VOHK-sehn-deh
DEDeutsch
auf dem Höhepunkt
OW-f dem HUH-eh-punkt
ELΕλληνικά
ανθούσα
an-THOO-sah
ESEspañol
en auge
ehn AH-geh
FISuomi
kasvava
KAH-svah-vah
FRFrançais
en plein essor
ehn plen eh-SOR
HEעברית
משגשג
mish-gash-gash
HUMagyar
virágzó
vee-RAHG-zoh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengalami pertumbuhan
mehn-gah-lee mee pehr-toom-booh-an
IGIG
na-eto eto
nah-eh-toh eh-toh
ITItaliano
in ascesa
in ah-SHEH-zah
KMKM
កំពុងលូតលាស់
kompung loot laas
MRMR
वाढत चाललेला
vaadht chaalalela
MSBahasa Melayu
mengalami pertumbuhan
mehn-gah-lee mee pehr-toom-booh-an
MYမြန်မာ
တိုးတက်နေပြီ
toh-teht-nay-pyee
NLNederlands
bloeiend
BLOH-ee-ent
NONorsk
voksende
VOHK-sehn-deh
PLPolski
kwitnący
KWIT-noh-ntsee
PTPortuguês
em alta
ehm AH-ltah
RORomână
înfloritor
in-floh-ree-tohr
RUРусский
бурно развивающийся
BOOR-noh raz-vee-vah-yus-chee-syah
SVSvenska
blomstrande
BLOHM-strahn-deh
SWKiswahili
kuenea
koo-EH-neh-ah
TAதமிழ்
வளர்ச்சி
vaalarchi
TEతెలుగు
వికసిస్తున్న
vikasistunna
TLTL
lumalago
loo-mah-LAH-goh
TRTürkçe
patlama
pah-tlah-MAH
UKУкраїнська
розвиваючись
roh-zvee-YAH-yoo-chees
VITiếng Việt
phát triển
fahht tree-en
YOYO
ń gbẹ̀gbẹ̀
n gbeh-gbeh