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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Find what your audience thinks but rarely says out loud. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Saying the quiet parts out loud, as opposed to leaving them quiet, felt right. Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025 When the user responds, the iPhone will play a translation out loud, enabling a two-way conversation. Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025 The three-minute segment came on a chilly late-winter’s eve, scotching any notion that the forecast Doctor Love shouted out loud would be hotter than hell. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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