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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

booms

/buːmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
booms
IPA
/buːmz/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of boom

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of boom

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Booms.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Boomses (plural)

Rhymes With

rooms costumes assumes resumes tombs fumes blooms consumes looms perfumes plumes grooms

Questions

How do you pronounce booms?
The recorded pronunciation is /buːmz/.
What does booms mean?
plural of boom
Where does booms come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce booms

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