Recent Examples on the WebAfter Trump's three anti-Muslim retweets, the calls loudened for the trip to be scrapped. Michelle Kosinski, CNN, 19 Dec. 2017 Further reading of the thread finds that this operation loudens up the iPhone dramatically: Some posters claim a figure of 40%. Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2008
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1848, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense