Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Hollow; deeply resonant: as, the boomy tone of surf, or of a bell.
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- adjective Characterized by heavy
bass sounds. - adjective Of or pertaining to a
financial boom .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Vibe IIs mostly preserve V-Moda's super-bassy signature, but are less intensely boomy, which is a good thing, since now they've definitely got more clarity in the mids and highs than the old set, and an overall cleaner, more balanced sound.
Gizmodo 2008
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The Vibe IIs mostly preserve V-Moda's super-bassy signature, but are less intensely boomy, which is a good thing, since now they've definitely got more clarity in the mids and highs than the old set, and an overall cleaner, more balanced sound.
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"boomy", percussive sound that I've never heard in a $500 mandolin.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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"This sets up areas in the room where bass energy is too prominent, 'boomy' if you sit there, and other areas where bass energy seems lacking.
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Such a song is "Vieja" presented here as they performed it at Drom apologies for the room's boomy sound.
Michal Shapiro: Pistolera: Taking Life by the Teeth Michal Shapiro 2011
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"Sadness Is a Blessing" rebuilds Phil Spector's wall of sound for the high-definition generation, and it sounds so boomy it's easy to miss the song's devastatingly simple refrain: "Sadness is my boyfriend / Oh, sadness, I'm your girl."
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But it turns out that the raw, boomy space is ideal for vibrating strings and sonic phenomena.
The 'East Village Nosferatu' Haunts Brooklyn Steve Dollar 2011
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Such a song is "Vieja" presented here as they performed it at Drom apologies for the room's boomy sound.
Michal Shapiro: Pistolera: Taking Life by the Teeth Michal Shapiro 2011
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Make it more boomy ... like it's echoing through the eternity of space.
February 6th, 2008 wheatland_press 2008
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Why is the bottom end of the music spectrum so boomy and annoying?
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