aloud

[ uh-loud ]

/ əˈlaʊd /

with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly: They could not speak aloud in the library.

vocally, as distinguished from mentally: He read the book aloud.

with a loud voice; loudly: to cry aloud in grief.

Origin of aloud

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at a-¹, loud

Even China,” she says with amazement, “We were not expecting China to say that aloud.

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That line so outraged the dad at E-Z Car Rental that he repeated it aloud on Wednesday afternoon.

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Did you know Jane Austen loved Pride and Prejudice as her ‘own darling child’ and read it aloud at home?

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Instead, he picked up the Bible on the nightstand and began “reading passages from Scripture aloud to them.”

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Sometimes they find themselves in agreement with conservative arguments and say so aloud.

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And he immediately became flippant, not aloud, but secretly, to hide himself from himself.

Mr. Prohack |E. Arnold Bennett
But aloud he said, lightly: "Perhaps you may find it expedient to do the same thing, Miss West."

Lancaster's Choice |Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Because I am a fool; he did not say this aloud, but in his own heart he knew it was true.

The Pansy Magazine, January 1886 |Various
"The flowers, .25," figured Mrs. Thorne aloud, writing it down as she did so.

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Was it possible that he had unknowingly uttered them aloud and Iris was now slily poking fun at him?

The Wings of the Morning |Louis Tracy

aloud

/ (əˈlaʊd) /

in a normal voice; not in a whisper

in a spoken voice; not silently

archaic in a loud voice