out loud

adverb

: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

Examples of out loud in a Sentence

registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter
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Jean could do not to laugh out loud. David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 Whether through a karaoke machine or out loud in your living room, turn up the music and have a duet to your favorite autumn anthem. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 Thinking out loud is precisely what free speech is supposed to protect. Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025 Don’t be afraid to dream big out loud. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for out loud

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of out loud was in 1821

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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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