aloud

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Try speaking aloud rather than whispering."
• "Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better."
• "speaking aloud rather than thinking thoughts privately"