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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But nobody wants to be the first to say it out loud. Tom Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 While Patti and Nell know that Nan knows who her mother is, no one has said it out loud, so there is a lot of dancing around it. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 July 2025 The reboot had Lawson laughing out loud and yearning for the revival of true comedy. Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025 Enjoy the fascinating and surprisingly accessible dive into theoretical physics, appreciate the accumulating tension of the psychological drama, and laugh out loud at the one-liners. Vogue, 29 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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