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

So credit to Thomas for saying it out loud?

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

It isn’t often that a lawsuit can make me smile, much less laugh out loud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Knicks coach Mike Brown, hardly a confrontationalist, wondered out loud about San Antonio’s 24-to-8 free throw advantage in the second half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

To convince his fellow legislators, he read out loud from two ProPublica stories about women in Texas who died without lifesaving care.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Why was he afraid to say it out loud?

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Related Words

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