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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These are places where A-Players are thinking out loud, not passively job hunting. Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board took note of the hard-right’s distress, let down its tightly wound schoolmarm bun and snickered right out loud. Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025 Not just a twitch of the mouth but, like, actually laughing out loud. Daisy Jones, Vogue, 12 July 2025 Stand in Truth The first principle of leading out loud is standing in truth. Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 4 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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