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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For anyone who has ever dreamed big and dared to say it out loud, Forever offers something rare: the chance to see your own mother, father, auntie, or mentor reflected in its characters. Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 To help get those phrases into your muscle memory, rehearse them out loud in advance. Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 19 May 2025 Tapper's stutter straw man is easily knocked over with just a few undeniable truths: reading stage directions out loud repeatedly isn't stuttering. Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 These words, uttered last month in court by defense attorney Arthur L. Aidala during Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York, should make any thinking person in, and outside, Hollywood scream out loud. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 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 24 May. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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