1
: with the speaking voice in a way that can be clearly heard
She read the story aloud.
2
archaic
: in a loud manner : loudly
Examples of aloud in a Sentence
the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook
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The ads were read aloud in Black churches and in barbershops, harnessing the power of what Giesberg describes as an elaborate Black grapevine.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
The text of the resolution, which was a summary of Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro’s Feb. 27 letter to the council sharing the conclusions of his three-year investigation, was read aloud ahead of the vote.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
During the memorial, Díaz-Balart’s son Daniel read aloud the names of Cuban political prisoners, underscoring his father’s belief that their names should never be forgotten.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
After the chamber approved the resolution in a 224-198-2 vote, Green presented himself in the well of the House so Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could read the censure measure aloud, the customary sequence of events for the formal congressional rebuke.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
The text of the resolution, which was a summary of Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro’s Feb. 27 letter to the council sharing the conclusions of his three-year investigation, was read aloud ahead of the vote.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
During the memorial, Díaz-Balart’s son Daniel read aloud the names of Cuban political prisoners, underscoring his father’s belief that their names should never be forgotten.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
After the chamber approved the resolution in a 224-198-2 vote, Green presented himself in the well of the House so Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could read the censure measure aloud, the customary sequence of events for the formal congressional rebuke.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aloud. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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aloud
adverb
: so as to be clearly heard
read aloud
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