1
a
: marked by intensity or volume of sound
loud music
b
: producing a loud sound
a loud engine
3
: obtrusive or offensive in appearance or smell : obnoxious
… in a white linen suit and loud plaid tie …—
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loud
adverb
loudly
adverb
Examples of loud in a Sentence
She complained in a loud voice.
“Is the television loud enough?” “It's too loud!”
He's known for being loud and aggressive.
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The quiet calm of a weekday morning in a Woodbridge, Virginia, neighborhood was suddenly interrupted Thursday by a loud siren, two Humvee-style vehicles and a group of SWAT-like figures in camouflage, rifles trained on a house.
—Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Witnesses reported a loud explosion and saw sparks and flames as the jet went overboard, while below deck, the crosshead ejected from the sheave damper, ‘spinning like the Tasmanian devil’ in what was described as an ‘entirely preventable’ mishap, according to USNI.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Die Hard is a loud movie, booming with machine gun fire and explosions.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Cloud Dancer, a white that is both warm and cool, reflects an overwhelmed feeling among consumers as the world feels louder and technology, in particular AI, encroaches further into our lives.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Witnesses reported a loud explosion and saw sparks and flames as the jet went overboard, while below deck, the crosshead ejected from the sheave damper, ‘spinning like the Tasmanian devil’ in what was described as an ‘entirely preventable’ mishap, according to USNI.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Die Hard is a loud movie, booming with machine gun fire and explosions.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Cloud Dancer, a white that is both warm and cool, reflects an overwhelmed feeling among consumers as the world feels louder and technology, in particular AI, encroaches further into our lives.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loud
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“Loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loud. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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loud
adjective1
a
: marked by a high volume of sound
b
: producing a loud sound
2
3
: unpleasantly bold or bright in color or pattern
a loud plaid
loud
adverb
loudly
adverb
loudness
noun
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