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Definition of loud in English: loudadjective laʊdlaʊd 1Producing or capable of producing much noise. they were kept awake by loud music his voice is loud and challenging Example sentencesExamples - This is a well done sound mix that utilizes the front and rear speakers often, though it's mostly with background noises and loud music.
- Gales of wind rapped against the windows, making extremely loud noises.
- Stress-induced destructive behavior may also result from a phobia to thunderstorms or other loud noises.
- Harsh voices followed after the loud noise and Gabrielle quickly, fearfully pulled her shoes back on and unlocked her stall.
- Last week she stayed put in her room, while the clatter of spoons and dishes, the noise of loud music and the drone of air coolers from the ground floor below made her restless.
- Suddenly, there were quite a few very loud bangs on the door.
- As you walk into the space there is the loud noise of undifferentiated voices.
- She reports that during the intervening period, she began to hear an uncomfortable noise, a loud ringing or buzzing.
- Science is showing that these booming sounds and other loud noises are harming and even killing marine life.
- It was a small house, but boomed with loud music and voices.
- He was amazed at how the voice carried over the pounding music and loud voices, until he saw who it was.
- There was a loud banging at the door, it sounded like the cops.
- He opened his mouth to answer but was cut short by a loud booming noise.
- His footsteps made loud thuds as he walked around the kitchen's ceramic floor.
- A cranky old man who scolds children for making noise violates with his loud voice the very quietness he upholds.
- For a few moments there was an awkward silence, only tainted by the loud music and screaming voices coming from the other rooms.
- "There was a big roll of thunder and a very, very loud bang.
- There was a loud booming noise that sounded like a gas tank exploding in the condo unit below.
- Suddenly she heard a loud noise similar to thunder.
- Most municipalities also have laws to deal with hearing hazards such as car alarms, loud music and construction noise.
Synonyms noisy, blaring, booming, deafening, roaring, thunderous, thundering, tumultuous, clamorous, blasting, head-splitting, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, piercing cacophonous, harsh, raucous strident, resounding, reverberating, reverberant, carrying, clearly audible sonorous, deep, ringing, lusty, powerful, forceful, stentorian, full-throated rowdy Music forte, fortissimo - 1.1 Strong or emphatic in expression.
there were loud protests from the lumber barons Example sentencesExamples - If Peter were alive today, would I be so loud and insistent in demanding he step down?
- The rise in interest rates in the first week of March was the second in four months and brought loud protests from politicians.
- While a U.S. consultant has never been killed, there have been loud protests and death threats against some.
- She motioned for them to exit, but there were loud protests from the three girls.
- Martina had been stereotyped as the tough one, sporty, strong and loud.
- It was a loud protest, and I held my placard high and proud, walking with some people who I knew merely from protests.
- Safe to say we won't see that, although I'm sure there will be some very loud protests by both Parties in the near future.
- He started walking, apparently ignoring Ron's loud, angry protests, incoherent from within the shop.
- But in the eighteenth century, despite loud protests from the privileged urban guilds, the trickle became a flood.
- Emily heard Adam repeat this to Jake and heard loud protests from him.
- The film drew loud protests when it was being shot in Guinea due to the same-sex relationship which formed the story's basis.
- My mother named him after ‘Bagheera’ in Disney's The Jungle Book, with loud protests from my dad.
- The Employees Union organized scores of small but loud protests around the province.
- Finally they left the chamber, voicing loud protest.
- Pensioners were close to being thrown out of County Hall for their loud protests against plans to privatise care homes.
- Ignoring the loud protests he shielded his face with an arm and burst into the burning hut.
- However loud protests have been heard from the churches and organisations or individuals close to them.
- Unsurprisingly loud protests by veterans of the uprising blocked it.
- Mathis takes her hand again, despite sudden loud and energetic protests on Morgan's part.
Synonyms vociferous, clamorous, insistent, vehement, emphatic, urgent, importunate, demanding - 1.2 Vulgarly obtrusive; flashy.
a man in a loud checked suit Example sentencesExamples - The loud, the abusive, the vulgar have demolished the restraints and the manners which heretofore governed public discourse.
- On it was a photograph of an older man dressed in a loud red plaid suit, gesturing with his thumb up.
- One MI5 officer who was supposed to be running agents against the KGB ‘favoured rather loud tweed suits and a monocle’.
- He was a big part of the social scene, was involved in society races at the yacht club, and lived in an ostentatious, loud manner replete with several bodyguards.
- I noticed he was dressed in formality that night, forgoing his wonted loud, showy colors I normally saw him in.
- Charlene was acting differently to how she acted at school, she was being loud and vulgar, speaking her mind on anything and everything.
- Terry, a big man in a rather loud suit, is openly debating whether to sign up now.
- He's not loud and flashy, and he doesn't call a lot of attention to himself.
- Going out in public with him is uncomfortable because his clothes are sometimes loud, garish, or out of style.
- In Britain, the movie has been ripped apart by critics as ‘too loud and garish’.
- The Beating Bowel Cancer charity is asking men to wear loud, flamboyant ties and women to wear weird and wonderful scarves or ties in exchange for making donations.
- Picture the scene: scores of wiseguys in muscle shirts, women with big hair and spiked heels and men in loud suits who should be carrying machine guns.
- In very loud and vulgar, descriptive terms, I told him what exactly he could do with his encore.
- ‘Soft greens, creams and blues are much more effective than loud, strong colours,’ is his advice.
- This is more like early Almodóvar, outrageous, flashy fun, often with screamingly loud colour schemes, but a bit hard to get involved in.
- The dining-room, opposite, was equally loud and gaudy - mirrors everywhere, and a vast chandelier over the dining room table.
- He was smiling and waving at the onlookers, wearing a shabby business suit with an exceptionally loud tie.
- Recently turned 50, John had his birthday presents to show off - a characteristically loud tartan suit and a beautiful shiny steel mandolin.
- The patterning is loud and garish but totally aesthetic, and functions as much as designer camouflage as an integrating device.
- I'm not saying children's entertainment has to be loud, flashy, and percussive - far from it.
Synonyms garish, gaudy, flashy, bold, flamboyant, lurid, glaring, showy, ostentatious, obtrusive vulgar, tasteless informal flash, naff, kitsch, tacky
adverb laʊdlaʊd With a great deal of volume. they shouted as loud as they could Example sentencesExamples - No matter how loud he shouted no one seemed to hear him.
- But I do not recommend singing it too loud if your windows are open.
- I shall say this loud and clear then: I am not anonymous!
- The volume of the chatter grew so loud it woke me.
- As I flew away I heard his laughter, it rang so loud and clear.
- I shouted so loud I was sure the whole town could hear me.
- In fact my little boy is shouting so loud for me that the race commentator mentioned him a few times, and is getting lots of laughs out of the spectators.
- He stood up and shouted out loud enough for everyone in the place to hear.
- I think I wanted to remind myself and anyone who might be reading this to hold on to what you believe in no matter how loud the other kids are shouting.
- "Come with me, " she whispered barely loud enough to hear.
- Citizens, visitors and businesses complained loud and long.
- ‘I was with one guy who was screaming so loud it was scary,’ laughs one woman.
- From now on we'll be shouting loud and clear on your behalf and demanding to know who these people are.
- I am new to Linux, so please don't laugh too loud at my question.
- Starting out with breakneck speed and the chaos it inspired, they played hard and loud with an abrasive, trebly sound that went straight for your jaw muscles.
- Going faster and faster she held her head and screamed loud enough to wake the dead.
- Of course, it's not easy to tackle persistent offending, but authoritarianism will never work - no matter how loud our politicians shout.
- I yelled loud enough to wake the dead.
Phrases In a way that reduces or avoids confusion or misunderstanding. hopefully my point came across loud and clear Example sentencesExamples - I assume his voice will be coming out loud and clear in this debate today.
- In the past few years, politicians seem to have gotten that message loud and clear, and we're beginning to see positive results from that.
- More than a decade of frustration came through loud and clear at this morning's launch.
- The professionalism of the office comes through loud and clear, as does the commitment to excellence.
- The author's enthusiasm and infectious desire to communicate his ideas comes across loud and clear.
- The manager's message was loud and clear.
- We heard loud and clear from broadcasters, advertisers and viewers that they didn't see any benefits in an increase in overall advertising.
- The message is loud and clear that feelings of anxiety, despair and depression are common and treatable.
Example sentencesExamples - I sometimes learn my lines on public transport muttering them out loud to myself.
- This is the book of Shakespeare criticism which really made me think anew and laugh out loud.
- Sometimes it can help to read answers out loud as you can actually hear the mistakes made.
- ' I didn't know you wore glasses… ' I mused out loud.
- There are plenty of gags, but few that are likely to make you laugh out loud.
- He started reading one out loud so Tristan would hear him in the hallway.
- I did have a text-message from a female friend last night which made me laugh out loud.
- It is a moment so bloated and overblown, there is nothing to do but laugh out loud.
- You read a book that will make you laugh out loud and make you feel good.
- "There is something sad in a sunset, " she mused out loud.
- I just saw this for the first time, and I actually laughed out loud several times.
- There are pieces in there that cause me to laugh out loud and that can only be a good thing.
- I watched it with a huge grin on my face throughout, and indeed laughed out loud at the naive sweetness of it.
- I read it out loud in my room.
- I groaned out loud again, kicking against the floor with my good leg.
- I laughed out loud when I read it, yet at the same time it makes me just a teeny little bit uncomfortable.
- I have to admit I laughed out loud, harder than I have for a long time. It was priceless.
- We laughed out loud at this, which is more than we can say about the film.
- For the first time in a long while I actually went to see a play billed as a comedy that made me laugh out loud.
- She forcefully turned her face away and the two young men laughed out loud.
Synonyms audibly, out loud, for all to hear, clearly, distinctly, plainly, intelligibly
Derivatives verb ˈlaʊd(ə)nˈlaʊdn Make or become louder. no object increasing whispers loudened into a crescendo Example sentencesExamples - with object the latest research will louden the cries from critics
- Morrison's voice stops and we are subjected to just the sound of the drums from the song and the loudening helicopters from the scene.
- Sound effects that would normally remain as background are loudened so evocatively that even temperatures are palpable.
- A steady, loudening thumping was all the warning he had.
adjective noun ˈlaʊdnəs Of course I didn't want to open my eyes and be confronted with that loudness so I pretended to stay asleep. Example sentencesExamples - A computer played sounds of varying loudness and frequency through the headphones, and then the electrodes measured her brain's response to the sounds.
- The music is as challenging and spontaneous as ever, only now they're exploring quietness the way they once indulged in loudness.
- Chris was speaking with theatrical loudness, so practically everybody on the coach could hear him talk.
- Given that, the loudness of the explosions was quite intense.
Origin Old English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning 'hear', shared by Greek kluein 'hear', klutos 'famous' and Latin cluere 'be famous'. Rhymes aloud, becloud, cloud, crowd, enshroud, Macleod, proud, shroud, Stroud, unavowed, unbowed, unendowed, unploughed (US unplowed) Definition of loud in US English: loudadjectiveloudlaʊd 1Producing or capable of producing much noise; easily audible. they were kept awake by loud music Example sentencesExamples - It was a small house, but boomed with loud music and voices.
- This is a well done sound mix that utilizes the front and rear speakers often, though it's mostly with background noises and loud music.
- As you walk into the space there is the loud noise of undifferentiated voices.
- She reports that during the intervening period, she began to hear an uncomfortable noise, a loud ringing or buzzing.
- He was amazed at how the voice carried over the pounding music and loud voices, until he saw who it was.
- There was a loud booming noise that sounded like a gas tank exploding in the condo unit below.
- He opened his mouth to answer but was cut short by a loud booming noise.
- Science is showing that these booming sounds and other loud noises are harming and even killing marine life.
- Harsh voices followed after the loud noise and Gabrielle quickly, fearfully pulled her shoes back on and unlocked her stall.
- His footsteps made loud thuds as he walked around the kitchen's ceramic floor.
- There was a loud banging at the door, it sounded like the cops.
- Suddenly she heard a loud noise similar to thunder.
- Most municipalities also have laws to deal with hearing hazards such as car alarms, loud music and construction noise.
- Stress-induced destructive behavior may also result from a phobia to thunderstorms or other loud noises.
- Last week she stayed put in her room, while the clatter of spoons and dishes, the noise of loud music and the drone of air coolers from the ground floor below made her restless.
- "There was a big roll of thunder and a very, very loud bang.
- Suddenly, there were quite a few very loud bangs on the door.
- A cranky old man who scolds children for making noise violates with his loud voice the very quietness he upholds.
- Gales of wind rapped against the windows, making extremely loud noises.
- For a few moments there was an awkward silence, only tainted by the loud music and screaming voices coming from the other rooms.
Synonyms noisy, blaring, booming, deafening, roaring, thunderous, thundering, tumultuous, clamorous, blasting, head-splitting, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, piercing - 1.1 Strong or emphatic in expression.
there were loud protests from the lumber barons Example sentencesExamples - The film drew loud protests when it was being shot in Guinea due to the same-sex relationship which formed the story's basis.
- Martina had been stereotyped as the tough one, sporty, strong and loud.
- It was a loud protest, and I held my placard high and proud, walking with some people who I knew merely from protests.
- While a U.S. consultant has never been killed, there have been loud protests and death threats against some.
- The Employees Union organized scores of small but loud protests around the province.
- Ignoring the loud protests he shielded his face with an arm and burst into the burning hut.
- If Peter were alive today, would I be so loud and insistent in demanding he step down?
- She motioned for them to exit, but there were loud protests from the three girls.
- Safe to say we won't see that, although I'm sure there will be some very loud protests by both Parties in the near future.
- Pensioners were close to being thrown out of County Hall for their loud protests against plans to privatise care homes.
- Emily heard Adam repeat this to Jake and heard loud protests from him.
- The rise in interest rates in the first week of March was the second in four months and brought loud protests from politicians.
- My mother named him after ‘Bagheera’ in Disney's The Jungle Book, with loud protests from my dad.
- Finally they left the chamber, voicing loud protest.
- Mathis takes her hand again, despite sudden loud and energetic protests on Morgan's part.
- But in the eighteenth century, despite loud protests from the privileged urban guilds, the trickle became a flood.
- However loud protests have been heard from the churches and organisations or individuals close to them.
- He started walking, apparently ignoring Ron's loud, angry protests, incoherent from within the shop.
- Unsurprisingly loud protests by veterans of the uprising blocked it.
Synonyms vociferous, clamorous, insistent, vehement, emphatic, urgent, importunate, demanding - 1.2 Vulgarly obtrusive; flashy.
a man in a loud checked suit Example sentencesExamples - I noticed he was dressed in formality that night, forgoing his wonted loud, showy colors I normally saw him in.
- One MI5 officer who was supposed to be running agents against the KGB ‘favoured rather loud tweed suits and a monocle’.
- He was a big part of the social scene, was involved in society races at the yacht club, and lived in an ostentatious, loud manner replete with several bodyguards.
- In Britain, the movie has been ripped apart by critics as ‘too loud and garish’.
- The Beating Bowel Cancer charity is asking men to wear loud, flamboyant ties and women to wear weird and wonderful scarves or ties in exchange for making donations.
- This is more like early Almodóvar, outrageous, flashy fun, often with screamingly loud colour schemes, but a bit hard to get involved in.
- He's not loud and flashy, and he doesn't call a lot of attention to himself.
- The dining-room, opposite, was equally loud and gaudy - mirrors everywhere, and a vast chandelier over the dining room table.
- The loud, the abusive, the vulgar have demolished the restraints and the manners which heretofore governed public discourse.
- In very loud and vulgar, descriptive terms, I told him what exactly he could do with his encore.
- ‘Soft greens, creams and blues are much more effective than loud, strong colours,’ is his advice.
- Recently turned 50, John had his birthday presents to show off - a characteristically loud tartan suit and a beautiful shiny steel mandolin.
- The patterning is loud and garish but totally aesthetic, and functions as much as designer camouflage as an integrating device.
- Terry, a big man in a rather loud suit, is openly debating whether to sign up now.
- Charlene was acting differently to how she acted at school, she was being loud and vulgar, speaking her mind on anything and everything.
- On it was a photograph of an older man dressed in a loud red plaid suit, gesturing with his thumb up.
- Picture the scene: scores of wiseguys in muscle shirts, women with big hair and spiked heels and men in loud suits who should be carrying machine guns.
- Going out in public with him is uncomfortable because his clothes are sometimes loud, garish, or out of style.
- He was smiling and waving at the onlookers, wearing a shabby business suit with an exceptionally loud tie.
- I'm not saying children's entertainment has to be loud, flashy, and percussive - far from it.
Synonyms garish, gaudy, flashy, bold, flamboyant, lurid, glaring, showy, ostentatious, obtrusive
adverbloudlaʊd With a great deal of volume. they shouted as loud as they could Example sentencesExamples - He stood up and shouted out loud enough for everyone in the place to hear.
- I shall say this loud and clear then: I am not anonymous!
- I yelled loud enough to wake the dead.
- As I flew away I heard his laughter, it rang so loud and clear.
- I think I wanted to remind myself and anyone who might be reading this to hold on to what you believe in no matter how loud the other kids are shouting.
- From now on we'll be shouting loud and clear on your behalf and demanding to know who these people are.
- In fact my little boy is shouting so loud for me that the race commentator mentioned him a few times, and is getting lots of laughs out of the spectators.
- ‘I was with one guy who was screaming so loud it was scary,’ laughs one woman.
- Citizens, visitors and businesses complained loud and long.
- "Come with me, " she whispered barely loud enough to hear.
- I am new to Linux, so please don't laugh too loud at my question.
- No matter how loud he shouted no one seemed to hear him.
- Starting out with breakneck speed and the chaos it inspired, they played hard and loud with an abrasive, trebly sound that went straight for your jaw muscles.
- Going faster and faster she held her head and screamed loud enough to wake the dead.
- I shouted so loud I was sure the whole town could hear me.
- Of course, it's not easy to tackle persistent offending, but authoritarianism will never work - no matter how loud our politicians shout.
- The volume of the chatter grew so loud it woke me.
- But I do not recommend singing it too loud if your windows are open.
Phrases Example sentencesExamples - For the first time in a long while I actually went to see a play billed as a comedy that made me laugh out loud.
- I laughed out loud when I read it, yet at the same time it makes me just a teeny little bit uncomfortable.
- I have to admit I laughed out loud, harder than I have for a long time. It was priceless.
- ' I didn't know you wore glasses… ' I mused out loud.
- He started reading one out loud so Tristan would hear him in the hallway.
- I did have a text-message from a female friend last night which made me laugh out loud.
- This is the book of Shakespeare criticism which really made me think anew and laugh out loud.
- I read it out loud in my room.
- You read a book that will make you laugh out loud and make you feel good.
- Sometimes it can help to read answers out loud as you can actually hear the mistakes made.
- She forcefully turned her face away and the two young men laughed out loud.
- I watched it with a huge grin on my face throughout, and indeed laughed out loud at the naive sweetness of it.
- "There is something sad in a sunset, " she mused out loud.
- I just saw this for the first time, and I actually laughed out loud several times.
- There are pieces in there that cause me to laugh out loud and that can only be a good thing.
- There are plenty of gags, but few that are likely to make you laugh out loud.
- I groaned out loud again, kicking against the floor with my good leg.
- I sometimes learn my lines on public transport muttering them out loud to myself.
- It is a moment so bloated and overblown, there is nothing to do but laugh out loud.
- We laughed out loud at this, which is more than we can say about the film.
Synonyms audibly, out loud, for all to hear, clearly, distinctly, plainly, intelligibly
Origin Old English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘hear’, shared by Greek kluein ‘hear’, klutos ‘famous’ and Latin cluere ‘be famous’. |