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

Vance will likely never say this out loud.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

The man holding it said so out loud.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Caring about evidence means being willing to say so out loud, even when the side that has lost the thread is your own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

But as a teenager, broken by her father's deceit, neglect and unfaithfulness, Mpume tries to express her feelings in a letter that she starts to read out loud to him.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

I can’t say it out loud, but I feel the loss of that warmth the crowd gave to me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Related Words

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