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out loud



Definitions

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out loud
     1. adv. Using the voice; not silently; aloud.
           Can you say "red leather, yellow leather" out loud several times, without a mistake?
           The teacher asked her students to take it in turns to read the story out loud to the rest of the class.
           Sometimes people think I´m talking to them when I´m really just thinking out loud.
Analysis
out
           See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
     1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
           The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
     2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
           Let's eat out tonight
loud
     1. adj. (of a sound) Of great intensity.
           Turn that music down; it's too loud.
     2. adj. (of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy.
           a loud party that went on all night
     3. adj. (of a person, event, etc.) Not subtle or reserved, brash.

Example Sentences

Oh, did I say that out loud? 



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