Loud

  • 21loud — [[t]la͟ʊd[/t]] ♦♦♦ louder, loudest 1) ADJ GRADED If a noise is loud, the level of sound is very high and it can be easily heard. Someone or something that is loud produces a lot of noise. Suddenly there was a loud bang... His voice became harsh… …

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  • 22loud — loudly, adv. loudness, n. /lowd/, adj., louder, loudest, adv. adj. 1. (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers. 2. making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds: a… …

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  • 23loud — loud1 [laud] adj comparative louder superlative loudest [: Old English; Origin: hlud] 1.) making a lot of noise ≠ ↑quiet ▪ The book fell to the floor with a loud bang. ▪ The music was so loud that I had to shout. ▪ Who s there? asked David in a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24loud */*/ — I UK [laʊd] / US adjective Word forms loud : adjective loud comparative louder superlative loudest 1) used for describing a sound that is strong and very easy to hear There was a loud knocking on the door. The music is deafeningly loud. in a loud …

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  • 25loud — 1 adjective 1 making a lot of noise: a loud bang | That music s too loud. 2 someone who is loud talks too loudly and confidently: The more Tom drank, the louder he became. 3 loud clothes are unpleasantly bright: Butch was wearing a loud checked… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26Loud — Loudness is the subjective quality of sound of great intensity.Loud may also refer to: *Loud (TV series), a TV show on Canada s MuchMusic/A TV channel owned by CTVglobemedia *Loud Mine, a gold mine in White County, Georgia *Loud Township,… …

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  • 27loud — 01. Blue whales can make sounds which are nearly twice as [loud] as a jet taking off. 02. In Japanese culture, it is perfectly acceptable to make [loud] slurping sounds when you are eating noodles. 03. The movie was quite funny, and I found… …

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  • 28loud — [[t]laʊd[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. 1) having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder[/ex] 2) making or uttering strongly audible sounds: a quartet of loud trombones[/ex] 3) clamorous; noisy: a loud party[/ex] 4) emphatic;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29loud — adj. & adv. adj. 1 a strongly audible, esp. noisily or oppressively so. b able or liable to produce loud sounds (a loud engine). c clamorous, insistent (loud complaints). 2 (of colours, design, etc.) gaudy, obtrusive. 3 (of behaviour) aggressive… …

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  • 30loud*/*/ — [laʊd] adj I 1) a loud sound is strong and very easy to hear Ant: soft There was a loud knocking on the door.[/ex] The music is deafeningly loud.[/ex] 2) someone who is loud talks in a loud and confident way that annoys other people Ant: quiet 3) …

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