out loud
adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud
reading out loud
also
: in an openly communicated way
dreaming out loud [=expressing one's hopes and dreams to others]
Examples of out loud in a Sentence
registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter
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Earlier in the playoff run, head coach Javier Mascherano admitted no one was talking about it out loud.
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Tom Bogert, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025
But the move says the quiet part out loud.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
This brings me to a truth most people avoid saying out loud.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Reed declined counsel and tried to drown out the judge by singing out loud.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
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Tom Bogert, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025
But the move says the quiet part out loud.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
This brings me to a truth most people avoid saying out loud.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Reed declined counsel and tried to drown out the judge by singing out loud.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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