Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
BOOMING
booming, stentorian
(adjective) (used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
(adjective) very lively and profitable; “flourishing businesses”; “a palmy time for stockbrokers”; “a prosperous new business”; “doing a roaring trade”; “a thriving tourist center”; “did a thriving business in orchids”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
booming (comparative more booming, superlative most booming)
Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
Loud and resonant.
Synonyms
• (loud, resonant): remugient, resounding; see also sonorous
Verb
booming
present participle of boom
Noun
booming (plural boomings)
A deep hollow or roaring sound.
Source: Wiktionary
Boom"ing, a.
1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding. O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar. Falcone.
2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]
Boom"ing, n.
Definition: The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. Howitt.
BOOM
Boom (boom), n. Etym: [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See Beam.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.
3. A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor. [Obs.]
4. (Mil. & Naval)
Definition: A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
5. (Lumbering)
Definition: A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away. Boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which the studding-sail booms traverse.
– The booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars, etc., are stowed. Totten.
Boom (boom), v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.
Boom (boom), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boomed, p. pr. & vb. n. Booming.] Etym: [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W. bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. Bum, Bump, v. i., Bomb, v. i.]
1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects. At eve the beetle boometh Athwart the thicket lone. Tennyson.
2. To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon. Alarm guns booming through the night air. W. Irving.
3. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind. She comes booming down before it. Totten.
4. To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.
Boom, n.
1. A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.
2. A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee. [Colloq. U. S.]
Boom, v. t.
Definition: To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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