boomed, booming Definition

boom²
noun

1. A sudden increase or growth in business, prosperity, activity, etc.

Thesaurus: increase, growth, rush, inflation, escalation, spurt, upsurge, upturn; Antonym: collapse, failure.
2. A period of such rapid growth or activity, etc.

verb, intr boomed, booming

1. Said especially of a business: to become rapidly and suddenly prosperous, active or busy.

Thesaurus: prosper, succeed, thrive, expand, grow, flourish, swell; Antonym: fail.
2. Said of a commodity, etc: to increase sharply in value.

Etymology: 19c, originally US: perhaps from boom¹.