| Dictionary: out loud |
| Idioms: out loud |
Audibly, aloud, as in I sometimes find myself reading the paper out loud, or That movie was hilarious; the whole audience was laughing out loud. First recorded in 1821, this synonym for
aloud was once criticized as too colloquial for formal writing, but this view is no longer widespread. Moreover, aloud is rarely used with verbs like laugh and cry. Also see for crying out loud.
| WordNet: out loud |
The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
using the voice; not silently
Synonym: aloud
| LOL (abbreviation) | |
| loud (Idiom) | |
| for crying out loud (Idiom) |
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