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
Recent Examples on the Web The new battery lasts longer and the speaker is a marked improvement, which is useful when deploying the phone as a mini stereo to play podcasts or videos out loud. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024 Ironically, Beyoncé is often framed as a divine figure in her music videos, and now her name is being invoked like a superstition, as though saying it out loud brings good luck. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Ammann expressed some concern, wondering out loud if real life and the movie could maybe differ mainly in terms of the public being informed and getting a vote on AI in the film. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024 At that moment, Vance said the quiet part out loud for all of America to hear. Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out loud 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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