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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out loud

We were reading “The Secret Garden” out loud, round robin, and I was bored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But what the attendees couldn’t say out loud was at least conveyed by their massive presence: They would not let a data center go up without their input.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

TfL says when its officers encounter someone playing their device out loud, they will typically ask them to stop, with most people complying.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

During a postgame news conference, Reese laughed out loud when a reporter made reference to the wager she had with Bueckers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

In the glow of our coal-oil lamp, he started reading it out loud.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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