boom

English

/buːm/, /bum/

verb
Definitions
  • To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
  • (transitive) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
  • (transitive) To make something boom.
  • (slang) To publicly praise.
  • To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.

Etymology

Borrowed from German bummen (hum, buzz) borrowed from Dutch, Flemish bommen (hum, buzz).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

bommen

Gloss

hum, buzz

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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