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boomy

boomy

1 7.3
A deep loud sound that echoes and has strong bass
  • adjective
  • /ˈbuːmi/
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Speedy round, boomy flame goes up, fireworks go off, right?

Examples

  • Speedy round, boomy flame goes up, fireworks go off, right?

  • Like in my ways, I definitely feel like, I don't know, just a little bit, a little bit, a little bit boomy, OK, Boomer.

  • The music turns into boomy source music coming from a distant jukebox as the credits end over a clattering strike.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The speaker produced a deep and boomy voice that filled the entire auditorium.

  • As the thunder rolled overhead, its boomy reverberation echoed through the valley.

  • The concert was amazing, but the bass guitar sounded overly boomy in the small venue.

Synonyms

ringing
vsboomy
37 3.2

A loud clear tone a voice or speech has that sounds like an echo

is deeper and often muddier with excess low frequencies
resounding
vsboomy
23 4.9

Very loud and clear, or very strong and complete when talking about success

is darker and often muffled with too much low-frequency energy
thumping
vsboomy
16 2.9

A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other

is more sustained resonance and echo rather than single impacts
thunderous
vsboomy
15 4.1

A very loud, deep sound like thunder

is less about sheer power and more about low, resonant bass quality
sonorous
vsboomy
3 7.2

A deep, loud sound that fills a place

is less about pleasing fullness and more about excessive low resonance
booming
vsboomy
3 3.4

A deep loud voice or sound that echoes

is heard with too much bass or excessive resonance
echoey
vsboomy
2 4.5

Having sounds that repeat and ring in a large empty room

is more about strong low-end resonance rather than simple reverberation
bassy
vsboomy
1 4.7

A strong low sound that you can feel in your chest

also implies echoing or excessive resonance rather than only low frequencies
dubby
vsboomy
9.9

Sound with deep bass and echo effects like dub music

is a general acoustic description, not a specific musical style
woofy
vsboomy
  • Jargon
9.9

Having too much bass so sound is boomy and muffled

is similar but used in neutral description rather than informal speech
drummy
vsboomy
  • UK
8.9

A hollow sound when tapped, like a drum

is more about deep bass resonance than hollow percussive tone

Antonyms

40 3.7

A sound made quieter and less clear by something covering or blocking it

soft
  • Specialized
12 4.2

Made by vibrating the vocal cords

How Resonant

boomy
1 7.3
booming
3 3.4
resonant
7 5.6
faint
148 2.7

Surface Forms

boomy positive

Morphology

boomy = boom (transparent) = boom + y

The adjective 'boomy' is transparently derived from the noun 'boom' with the addition of the suffix '-y', indicating a characteristic of having a boom-like sound.

Etymology

Boomy comes from the sound word boom, which imitates a deep, echoing noise, so boomy means 'full of loud, low sound' and is used for voices, music, or speakers that sound very heavy on the bass.