Aloud

Word ALOUD
Character 5
Hyphenation a loud
Pronunciations /əˈlaʊd/

Definitions and meanings of "Aloud"

What do we mean by aloud?

With use of the voice; orally. adverb

In a loud tone; loudly. adverb

With a loud voice or great noise; loudly.

Audibly; with the natural tone of the voice as distinguished from whispering: as, he has a severe cold and can hardly speak aloud.

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

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

Audibly, as opposed to silent, as in speaking aloud rather than thinking thoughts privately. adverb

Spoken out loud. adjective

Using the voice; not silently adverb

With relatively high volume adverb

Spoken out loud.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Aloud

The word "aloud" in example sentences

Then he would say his name aloud and remind her a man did not choose his name. ❋ Sheldon Lee Compton (2011)

While it is the sheer physicality of Mr. Hurt's performance that impresses most—he totters about the stage with the squeaky-shoed grace of the music-hall clowns that Beckett loved—you will be no less stunned by the sound of his creaky, rusty voice, which suggests a hermit who never has occasion to speak a word aloud for months at a time. ❋ Terry Teachout (2011)

My mother kept the home fires burning, though Thailand, like Vietnam, is so miserably hot that just saying the phrase aloud makes me sweaty. ❋ Kate Braestrup (2010)

Saying her name aloud brought everything back in a rush. ❋ Bella Andre (2010)

My mother had never even said the word aloud to me, always just calling it “the facility.” ❋ Morgan Matson (2010)

She was still out, although no one had said a word about her empty chair at the dinner table, as if saying her name aloud would make her absence more real. ❋ Elizabeth Rosner (2006)

He whispered her name aloud in the dark room, and closed his eyes, trying to imagine what the rest of his life would be without her in it. ❋ Mariah Stewart (2001)

Just to say her name aloud brought a smile to his lips, so he said it again as he held her photo aloft, as if to pay her tribute. ❋ Mariah Stewart (2001)

She read the title aloud, hardly listening to herself, anxious to bury the subject of the horror she'd come onto. ❋ Finney, Jack (1995)

I handed him the cassette and he read the title aloud and laughed. ❋ Block, Lawrence (1992)

A woman who sold papers murmured his name aloud and cried: Yes, it is he. ❋ J. A. Rogers (1947)

Brig said the name aloud and wanted to tear out his tongue. ❋ Janet Dailey (1980)

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