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Definition of Out loud
1. Adverb. Using the voice; not silently. "He laughed out loud"
Definition of Out loud
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) Using the voice; not silently; aloud. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Out Loud
Literary usage of Out loud
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, Hugh Thomson (1891)
"Such was the impression made upon me by the Brown family when I first saw them
all together in ' Sang- out loud and joyfully.' Cranford Church. ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Its first recorded use was in the early 19th century: Lord Andover in the presence
of Lord and Lady Suffolk and speaking out loud —Maria Edgeworth, letter, ..."
3. The Bookman (1915)
"To laugh out loud at one of these heroic puppet-plays would be as indecorous as
to indulge in laughter during a church-service. Incidental to the heroic ..."
4. Crito: Or, A Dialogue on Beauty by Joseph Spence (1752)
"... before been within the Walls of that Chapel, Every body's Eyes were fixt upon
him ; and, as they went out, they cried out, loud enough for him to hear ..."
5. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"Anthony wondered out loud how she got along with her students, her parents, and
her friends in light of the way the two of them interacted. ..."
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