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adjective

(of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.

making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds: a quartet of loud trombones.

clamorous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy: a loud party; a loud demonstration.

emphatic or insistent: to be loud in one's praises; a loud denial.

garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress: loud ties; a loud dresser.

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obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.

strong or offensive in smell.

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adverb

in a loud manner; loudly: Don't talk so loud.

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Loud is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Idiom

out loud, aloud; audibly: I thought it, but I never said it out loud. Just whisper, don't speak out loud.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hlūd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon hlūd (Dutch luid), Old High German hlūt (German laut); akin to Greek klytós famous

Related forms

loud·ly, adverb

loud·ness, noun

o·ver·loud, adjective

o·ver·loud·ly, adverb

o·ver·loud·ness, noun

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un·loud·ly, adjective

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Synonyms
1. resounding; deafening; stentorian. Loud, noisy describe a strongly audible sound or sounds. Loud means characterized by a full, powerful sound or sounds, which make a strong impression on the organs of hearing: a loud voice, laugh, report. Noisy refers to a series of sounds, and suggests clamor and discordance, or persistence in making loud sounds that are disturbing and annoying: a noisy crowd. 5. gaudy, flashy, showy.

Antonyms
1. quiet.

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Example Sentences

The best way to muzzle a loud talker in the workplace is to discuss the problem privately.

Cut, practice reading out loud for time, then cut again.

Loud bird song is far more pleasant than equally loud beeping.

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The best way to muzzle a loud talker in the workplace is to discuss the problem privately.

Cut, practice reading out loud for time, then cut again.

Loud bird song is far more pleasant than equally loud beeping.

Your ears are able to hear an incredible amount of things, but noises that are too loud can damage them.

Facebook is once again facing a loud chorus of complaints from its faithful over how their personal information is used.

Swing dancing is enjoying a loud and rambunctious revival in nightclubs, ballrooms and dance studios.

Doctors report several cases of collapsed lungs apparently caused by loud music.

It is one thing to write something and read it out loud.

Loud noises, such as those produced by machinery and booming stereos, can knock them away.

Yet it is so loud that the beast would have to be huge-even larger than the giant squid.

Or, loud noise could simply divert attention from the food's flavor.

Each time, being immersed in the crazy traffic with my cabbie so in control makes me laugh out loud.

For everyone who's blown out their ears with loud music, a bit of good news: gene therapy might rejuvenate your hearing.

Fraternities and sororities would orchestrate loud cheering sections to applaud each of their members as they crossed the stage.

Drivers in the town are more aggressive and heckling is loud.

During the hunt, fishers use boats and loud noises to herd hundreds of dolphins into shallow bays.

These profound, loud noises reverberate in the deep ocean and can effectively mask or block vital whale communication.

Loud music seeps from blue-glowing bars, neon light spills onto icy sidewalks, the lanes are crusted with road salt.

Everything gels together in this meshed landscape, and they did it before anybody and they did it really loud.

After you have finished reading this sentence, go back and say it out loud.

When the signal is temporarily blocked by a moving object such as a person, however, it shows up loud and clear.

Walruses are highly social animals, frequently congregating in large groups and communicating with loud bellows and snorts.

Scientists have pinpointed the biochemical mechanism in ears that works to limit damaging effects of loud sound.

Loud noises cause hearing loss in part by prompting the ear's mitochondria to produce free radicals.

All of them are reactionists and comprise a small, loud minority within their religious communities.

And the user can opt, if he wishes, to have the computer read the whole text out loud.

Loud slurping-even a satisfied belch-is not considered rude.

Loud noise can damage the hair cells responsible for receiving auditory stimuli.

We all know iPhone owners do everything with their phones but talk, and a software company has heard them loud and clear.

In person, his appearance is as loud as his advocacy.

Song: loud ringing drink your tea, sometimes with additional notes at beginning or shortened to drink tea.

Quiet is better than loud so you could hear ambulance siren better.

The snap is so loud and intense that it momentarily heats a small area of water to temperatures hotter than the sun's surface.

Excellent lecturers have a way of making students long to be alongside them while they are thinking out loud.

Males emit a loud call to demarcate their territory and warn rivals away.

Bolden's announcement was greeted by loud cheers and applause at the center.

So loud it's actually painful to eardrums when working on sideburns.

Donskoy's system works by using a loud speaker to simultaneously blast two deep frequencies over the minefield.

Pedestrians, used to loud engine noise, have less warning when a car powered by a hybrid or electric motor approaches.

Their loud calls, squawks, and screams echo through the forest canopy.

Or maybe they can't hear what their friends are saying when it gets too loud.

These birds are best known for their loud cackles, four-toed feet, and brilliant plumage.

Working one bird at a time, the researchers played some loud white noise every time the bird sang a particular note.

Call: variable, but many notes with raspy or buzzy quality, some quite loud.

The current method of summoning help involve speakers constantly blaring loud beeping sound both day and night.

Turning down your iPod is one way to guard against hearing loss due to chronic exposure to loud noises.

Read these posts out loud and compare to what you have written as well as the model posts.

The engines are loud and the ride not smooth, as pilots.

Let's hear it shhhh, not so loud for electric boats.

From sweet little chicks they turned into loud and feisty roosters.

But now many tech folk are worrying out loud that his government is not as serious about supporting innovation as it purports to.

They gather in large groups, and you can't miss hearing their loud calls.

They'd be loud and pissed, but they wouldn't get outside.

They will spend less on loud displays of wealth, from diamond-studded tiaras to yachts too big to moor.

With a rumble loud enough to rival a jackhammer, she broadcasts her availability for mating.

Clonezapam helps but does not help with loud unexpected noises.

I'd step out of my downtown office and hear the roar of birds in all the trees, so loud it could drown out conversation.

For many countries, the events of the past weeks have been a loud wake-up call.

Television stations showed images of falling debris and interviewed witnesses who said they had heard two loud bangs.

People who can sleep through loud noises have more short bursts of fast brain waves, which may block the external sounds.

One telltale sign that you've done damage to your ears is when you leave a loud venue with ringing ears.

They weren't on my head, but on the desk, and cranked up loud enough to hear my interviewers clearing.

The symphony of internal combustion isn't quite as loud as you might expect, but drop the.

The caller shakes up the bag, then pulls one heart out of the bag at a time and reads the saying out loud.

She wears earplugs and rests her head on foam cushions to dampen the device's roar, as loud as a jet engine.

Everyone participates, tho' not necessarily out loud.

And it shouldn't get too loud either as it gain speed, because that would be annoying as well.

It also has a loud noise cutoff to protect kids' hearing from picking up and amplifying sudden loud sounds.

The app is surprisingly good at picking up the right sound, and also controls output volume based on how loud your taps are.

Geography didn't need the spouse's speciality, and the message came through loud and clear that the spouse wasn't up to snuff.

Sending loud music and sound over a computer without the users' consent or request is irresponsible and unprofessional.

To help students determine what is important in the story, read the first two paragraphs of the article out loud.

It's no longer a bantering process of thinking and living out loud.

Read out loud the ocean layers on the poster paper, and have students contribute their drawings that correspond to each layer.

It is not even necessary to laugh out loud to improve thinking.

Noise rock is supposed to be enjoyed loud when rocking one's headphones.

The dogs are trained to scare cheetahs away by barking at them real loud.

Loud noises from fireworks can be frightening to anyone, but especially our pets with a.

Like youth that will disrespectfully use loud music to stake-out territory.

Parasitic roundworms receive the distress signal loud and.

They can be so loud that they really hurt one's ears.

The scent of incense wafts down the corridors, our footsteps loud and impudent in the silence.

Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird.

Sulak says, with a loud crash in the middle as its body slams against the surface of the water.

One day during these dark gum-chewing sessions a metal plate fell in the room creating a loud crash.

It had a loud microphone attached to the side door with an unintelligible recording about the price of the fruit.

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World English Dictionary

loud (laʊd)

—*adj*
1.	(of sound) relatively great in volume: a loud shout
2.	making or able to make sounds of relatively great volume: a loud voice
3.	clamorous, insistent, and emphatic: loud protests
4.	(of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at
5.	characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour

—*adv*
6.	in a loud manner
7.	out loud audibly, as distinct from silently

[Old English hlud; related to Old Swedish hlūd, German laut]

'loudly

—*adv*

'loudness

—n

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Word Origin & History

loud

O.E. hlud "making noise, sonorous," from W.Gmc. *khluthaz "heard" (cf. O.Fris. hlud, M.Du. luut, Du. luid, O.H.G. hlut, Ger. laut "loud"), from PIE pp. *klutos- (cf. Skt. srutah, Gk. klytos "heard of, celebrated," Arm. lu "known," Welsh clod "praise"), from base *kleu- "to hear" (see

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listen). The adv. is from O.E. hlude, from P.Gmc. *khludai. Application to colors first recorded 1849. Loudmouth (n.) first recorded 1934. Loudspeaker is from 1884.

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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

loud

In addition to the idioms beginning with loud, also see actions speak louder than words; big (loud) mouth; for crying out loud; out loud; think aloud; (loud enough) to wake the dead.