loud

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/ laʊd /

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adjective, loud·er, loud·est.

(of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking;loud thunder;loud whispers.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR loud

1 earsplitting; resounding; stentorian; deafening.

5 gaudy, flashy, showy.

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2 quiet.

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Idioms about loud

out loud, aloud; audibly: I thought it, but I never said it out loud.Just whisper, don't speak out loud.

Origin of loud

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English hlūd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon hlūd (Dutch luid ), Old High German hlūt (German laut ); akin to Greek klytós “famous”

synonym study for loud

1. Loud, noisy describe a strongly audible sound or sounds. Loud means characterized by a full, powerful sound or sounds, which make a strong impression on the organs of hearing: a loud voice, laugh, report. Noisy refers to a series of sounds, and suggests clamor and discordance, or persistence in making loud sounds that are disturbing and annoying: a noisy crowd.

OTHER WORDS FROM loud

loud·ly, adverbloud·ness, nouno·ver·loud, adjectiveo·ver·loud·ly, adverb

un·loud·ly, adjective

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How to use loud in a sentence

That’s when they erupt in loud reds from a thin carpet of other plants’ dead, brown leaves.
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When officer Jonathon Contreras took the stand, he told the judge that Roark had been aggressive, loud and trying to start a fight, Roark said.
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He wasn’t interested — he was angry, because across the street he could see a group of loud, drunk college students, just like him.
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It’s so incredibly loud for 10 to 15 seconds, and then the trees are still standing, but they’re just skeletons.
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No need to check the audio, Wall Street can hear Zoom loud and clear.
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His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
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They can hear the sound of his boat's motor, growing louder as it comes over the horizon.
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“We need to get louder and more effective, to show voice and power in politics,” Liu told The Daily Beast.
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As we approach the rumble of guns grows louder and alternates with the whir of cannonballs, which begin to attract his attention.
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The drumbeat of anticipation keeps growing louder in the reports and photos streaming from Amphipolis.
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A louder and different tone is elicited upon pushing the key further down.
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The school was studying louder than ever, and our voices could not have gone beyond the platform; but my friend was cautious.
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Another rap, louder and more importunate, echoed through the large room.
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The blows of the ax, off in the chaparral, were louder in their ears now, and they could hear a mumble of voices.
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The tree then began to sway from side to side and they heard another growl, louder than the first.
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British Dictionary definitions for loud

loud

/ (laʊd) /

adjective

(of sound) relatively great in volumea loud shout

making or able to make sounds of relatively great volumea loud voice

clamorous, insistent, and emphaticloud protests

(of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at

characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour

adverb

in a loud manner

out loud audibly, as distinct from silently

Derived forms of loud

loudly, adverbloudness, noun

Word Origin for loud

Old English hlud; related to Old Swedish hlūd, German laut

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In addition to the idioms beginning with loud

loud and clear
loud mouth

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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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