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adjective

Loud adj. (compar. louder; superl. loudest)

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder. "They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified."

Clamorous; boisterous. "She is loud and stubborn."

Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. (Colloq.)

Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. (Slang)

Synonyms: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.

adverb

Loud adv. With loudness; loudly. "To speak loud in public assemblies."

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Etymology of 'Loud'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Loud" Quotes from Famous Books

... minutes he ordered the stays and runners to be cut, at the same time calling all hands aft. Scarcely had the men gathered there than the vessel plunged her head into the sea. There was a loud report, and the top-gallant mast fell over her bows with a crash. Two of the Chilians with axes crawled out along the bowsprit and cut away the gear that held the spar alongside, and the wreckage at once floated ...

— With Cochrane the Dauntless • George Alfred Henty

... hour, or about three in the afternoon, a loud voice, surpassing the most anguished cry of physical suffering issued from the central cross, rending the dreadful darkness. It was the voice of the Christ: "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, ...

— Jesus the Christ - A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy - Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern • James Edward Talmage

... it, you telling her wouldn't cut any ice," was his reply. "I'm saying it because I want you to know it, and because it does me good to say it out loud. ...

— T. Tembarom • Frances Hodgson Burnett

... patient becomes pale, and gives a cry, which varies from a low moan to a loud, inhuman shriek. The head and eyes turn to one side, or up or down, the pupils of the eyes enlarge and become fixed in a set stare, and the patient drops as if shot, making no effort to guard his fall, being often slightly and ...

— Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia • Isaac G. Briggs

... noise in the bushes. Looking about I saw a monstrous large tiger making slowly towards me, which frightened me exceedingly. When he had approached within a few rods of me, in my surprise I lifted up my hands and hollowed very loud. The sudden noise frightened him, seemingly as much as I had been, and he immediately turned and run into the woods, and ...

— American Prisoners of the Revolution • Danske Dandridge

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