/əˈlaʊd/
OriginFrom Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- + loud or a- + loude (“sound”).
- not-comparableWith a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
“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 a”
- not-comparableAudibly, as opposed to silently/quietly.
“speaking aloud rather than thinking thoughts privately”
“He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.”
- not-comparableSpoken out loud.
“When you are meditating with sound, it can be aloud or it can be silent”