I am a four-letter word with a double 'O' sound that follows the burst of a firework above the ground. Drop a microphone, and I describe the deep sound. What am I?
A boom
'Boom' describes the loud explosive sound of fireworks and is also used for microphone poles (boom mics) or deep echoing noises.
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