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

When he was “discharged to the colony,” my dad joined Stanley’s roster of volunteers who read everything out loud to him from correspondence to proofs of articles.

From Salon

U.S. politicians rarely say this out loud, but the current eldercare system was built on the assumption that unpaid daughters and sons would be endlessly available.

From MarketWatch

“It was the Coen Brothers for crying out loud,” says the actor, 75.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newsom is bidding for the White House, and has been doing so for the better part of a year, though he won’t say so out loud.

From Los Angeles Times

No one, for the record, is saying that out loud at USC.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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