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bum
boom (the sound of an explosion or a loud bang) /bum/
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Also: bang, bam
Example sentences
Bum! Balonul a explodat.
Boom! The balloon burst.
Copilul spune "bum" de fiecare dată când cade o jucărie.
The child says "boom" every time a toy falls.
S-a auzit un bum puternic dinspre șantier.
A loud boom was heard from the construction site.
Deodată, un bum asurzitor a zguduit clădirea.
Suddenly, a deafening boom shook the building.
Artificierii au numărat până la trei, apoi: bum, cerul s-a luminat în culori.
The pyrotechnicians counted to three, then: boom, the sky lit up in colors.
Ecoul acelui bum inițial a continuat să se rostogolească peste văi minute în șir, ca un tunet întârziat.
The echo of that first boom kept rolling over the valleys for minutes on end, like delayed thunder.
Word family
bubuito boom, to rumble (of thunder, guns, explosions)
bubuiturăa boom, a rumbling blast
bubuita booming or rumbling noise
bum-bumrepeated boom, used for heartbeats or drumming in children's speech
Etymology
Bum is an onomatopoeia, a word invented to imitate the sound of an explosion or a heavy impact. Languages coin such words independently because they mimic a real-world noise rather than descend from a common ancestor word. That is why Romanian bum sounds close to English boom or French boum without one having borrowed it from the other. It has no traceable root beyond the sound itself.
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