think aloud/out loud

phrase

: to say one's thoughts so that other people can hear them

No, I wasn't talking to you. I was just thinking aloud/out loud.

Examples of think aloud/out loud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bar Far is definitely a place to think out loud and to look more carefully at what’s in front of you. — Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026

Its hive mind could think out loud, surfacing, organizing, and analyzing vast quantities of information in real time, as in the Steubenville rape case in 2012, or the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, in 2014. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026

Dave Chappelle – Live July 14, 2023 Comedy at this scale functions strangely — a stadium quieting itself to hear one person think out loud. — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025

Learn—and Speak—the Company’s Language of Value and Results At your last company, you may have been trusted to speak off the cuff, think out loud, or influence through dialogue. — Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Leaders can also consider incorporating a soliloquy approach to encourage learners to think out loud, explaining their thoughts, beliefs, emotions and the rationale behind their behavior. — Bryant Richardson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

Coaching provides the space to have open conversations with an objective coach, think out loud, play back situations and clarify challenges. — Carol Sabia, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024