out loud

Idioms  

1. Audibly, aloud, as in I sometimes find myself reading the paper out loud, or That movie was hilarious; the whole audience was laughing out loud. First recorded in 1821, this synonym for aloud was once criticized as too colloquial for formal writing, but this view is no longer widespread. Moreover, aloud is rarely used with verbs like laugh and cry. Also see for crying out loud.

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Example Sentences

Finally, he laughed out loud, pushed hard with his arm, leaned, and rolled out from under the chair.

From Literature

“I like my own opinions, thank you very much,” she said out loud.

From Literature

Stating this out loud to the British press, and one notoriously harsh journalist in particular, makes it open season on Ted Lasso in the U.K.

From Salon

He hadn’t meant to say it out loud.

From Literature

He read the names out loud, and they sounded fine.

From Literature

Related Words

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