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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There's a category of taboo questions where even thinking them — let alone asking them out loud — violates social norms. Tessa West, CNBC, 21 June 2025 Sit in a firm chair (not a comfy couch) and tell your story out loud. Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 While sequel, prequel, and reboot fatigue has never been higher, when the teaser aired ahead of a showing of The Phoenician Scheme in New York, people were laughing out loud at the jokes. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 June 2025 Ingestion mold in small amounts won't hurt you in the slightest lol [laugh out loud]. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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