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aloud.

With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/əˈlaʊd/
  1. With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

    not-comparable
    Try speaking aloud rather than whispering.
  2. Audibly, as opposed to silently/quietly.

    not-comparable
    speaking aloud rather than thinking thoughts privately
Where this word comes from

From Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- + loud or a- + loude (“sound”).

adj/əˈlaʊd/
  1. Spoken out loud.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- + loud or a- + loude (“sound”).

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