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
Recent Examples on the Web
Nobody would fault a single offensive player for saying out loud what Brown did, and everyone is thinking.
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Gregory wondered out loud with a chuckle.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Attendees wondered out loud if Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz and BMW Group were going to be able to keep up with Geely, Xpeng and BYD.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Finally saying it out loud felt like a huge weight off my shoulders.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Gregory wondered out loud with a chuckle.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Attendees wondered out loud if Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz and BMW Group were going to be able to keep up with Geely, Xpeng and BYD.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Finally saying it out loud felt like a huge weight off my shoulders.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for out loud
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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