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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Lord John wonders out loud if William loves Jane, and William expresses how the relationship is complicated. Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025 The most popular platforms are saying the quiet part out loud—that there is no deeply meaningful justification for their digital wares—and their users seem to understand and accept this new agreement. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025 People are laughing out loud more in movie theaters. David Leonhardt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 While most fitness and lifestyle creators veer away from equating health and thinness, Schmidt built a platform saying the quiet part out loud, growing a following of 670,000 on TikTok before she was barred from the platform in September. Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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