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
As the room empties out, the judge says out loud that there are a number of no-shows that day.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The Miami Dolphins receiver had been asked what could potentially fix the team’s struggling passing attack, which has been out of sync for months, and the fifth-year receiver seemingly had something on his mind, but wasn’t willing to say it out loud.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Though no one in the industry has said it out loud, this produces a lot of incentive to make people buy those more expensive tickets.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Marge worrying out loud about Pennywise coming for their parents is obviously planting a seed for the clown’s next move.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The Miami Dolphins receiver had been asked what could potentially fix the team’s struggling passing attack, which has been out of sync for months, and the fifth-year receiver seemingly had something on his mind, but wasn’t willing to say it out loud.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Though no one in the industry has said it out loud, this produces a lot of incentive to make people buy those more expensive tickets.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Marge worrying out loud about Pennywise coming for their parents is obviously planting a seed for the clown’s next move.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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