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loud
[ loud ]
adjective
- (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity:
loud talking;
loud thunder;
loud whispers.
Synonyms: stentorian, resounding, earsplitting
Antonyms: quiet
- making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds:
a quartet of loud trombones.
- clamorous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy:
a loud party;
a loud demonstration.
- emphatic or insistent:
to be loud in one's praises;
a loud denial.
- garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress:
loud ties;
a loud dresser.
- obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.
- strong or offensive in smell.
adverb
- in a loud manner; loudly:
Don't talk so loud.
loud
/ laʊd /
adjective
- (of sound) relatively great in volume
a loud shout
- making or able to make sounds of relatively great volume
a loud voice
- clamorous, insistent, and emphatic
loud protests
- (of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at
- characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour
adverb
- in a loud manner
- out loudaudibly, as distinct from silently
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Derived Forms
- ˈloudness, noun
- ˈloudly, adverb
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Other Words From
- loud·ly adverb
- loud·ness noun
- o·ver·loud adjective
- o·ver·loud·ly adverb
- un·loud·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of loud1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of loud1
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Idioms and Phrases
- out loud, aloud; audibly:
I thought it, but I never said it out loud.
Just whisper, don't speak out loud.
More idioms and phrases containing loud
- actions speak louder than words
- big (loud) mouth
- for crying out loud
- out loud
- think aloud
- (loud enough) to wake the dead
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Example Sentences
For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.
This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
Every other band I had been in had been pretty loud, you could never hear the vocals.
Officials also had received reports of loud bangs—called in by fishermen—and an oil slick.
Because Wright was a no-show in criminal court to face the loud music and pot bust he already had an outstanding warrant.
I called out several times, as loud as I could raise my voice, but all to no purpose.
He burst into a loud laugh, clapped his hands, and danced before the delighted babe.
This was such a ridiculous idea that Davy threw back his head, and laughed long and loud.
"Mind what I told you, Henery," he whispered very loud, glaring at Mr. Holmes.
At the store he would never have given in, but he was not accustomed to hearing so loud a murmur of approval greet the opposition.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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