loud
(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.
obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.
strong or offensive in smell.
in a loud manner; loudly: Don't talk so loud.
Idioms about loud
out loud, aloud; audibly: I thought it, but I never said it out loud.Just whisper, don't speak out loud.
Origin of loud
1synonym study For loud
Other words for loud
1 | earsplitting; resounding; stentorian; deafening |
5 | gaudy, flashy, showy |
Opposites for loud
Other words from loud
- loud·ly, adverb
- loud·ness, noun
- o·ver·loud, adjective
- o·ver·loud·ly, adverb
- un·loud·ly, adjective
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How to use loud in a sentence
In this corner of Oregon, there are no urban centers that would register loud and powerful opposition to oil and gas.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It. | by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica | October 1, 2020 | ProPublicaIt is the one moment when each voter’s voice can be heard loud and clear through a ballot.
COVID has created a shortage of poll workers. Here’s how to step in. | Sandra Gutierrez G. | October 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceGoogle says the new speaker is 75 percent louder than the original Google Home, with 50 percent stronger bass.
The Google Home sequel, the “Nest Audio,” is official for $99.99 | Ron Amadeo | September 30, 2020 | Ars TechnicaTo fully enjoy the newsletter today, please interrupt your friends and family by reading sections out loud.
Singing, like loud speaking or coughing, is also a particularly dangerous activity.
Why Vienna opera singers are ready to risk their lives to perform in a pandemic | Julia Belluz | September 30, 2020 | Vox
Priests often preach support for the regime to their congregations, many of whom loudly dissent.
In One Corner of Syria, Christmas Spirit Somehow Manages to Survive | Peter Schwartzstein | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe bell tower bellows loudly when a little muscle power is put into it.
Her new friends jump to her defense and loudly tell the clerk to back off.
“The fact that the left reacted so loudly” told him it was working, Jindal said.
They compared outfits, loudly greeted friends, tapped on their iPhones.
The Drama of Being a Model: Spike Jonze and Jonah Hill Land in Fashion Week | Allison McNearney | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Paris, Joachim soon found that the royal road to success lay in denouncing loudly all superior officers of lack of patriotism.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIt was on an occasion of the death of a man in this city by stabbing, who begged loudly for confession.
The active Capt descended, and seizing the substantial handle rang loudly.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsA rough track led to the gate, and Frank knocked loudly on an iron-studded door.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy"Because we are never going to die," said the Girl and Leo together, still more loudly.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for loud
/ (laʊd) /
(of sound) relatively great in volume: a loud shout
making or able to make sounds of relatively great volume: a loud voice
clamorous, insistent, and emphatic: loud protests
(of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at
characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour
in a loud manner
out loud audibly, as distinct from silently
Origin of loud
1Derived forms of loud
- loudly, adverb
- loudness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with loud
In addition to the idioms beginning with loud
- loud and clear
- loud mouth
also see:
- actions speak louder than words
- big (loud) mouth
- for crying out loud
- out loud
- think aloud
- (loud enough) to wake the dead
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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