laud 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 and noisy. --adv. in a loud
manner. øloud hailer an
electronic device for amplifying
the sound of the
voice so
that it can be heard at a
distance. loud-mouth colloq. a loud-mouthed
person. loud-mouthed colloq. noisily self-assertive;
vociferous.
out loud 1
aloud. 2 loudly (laughed out loud). øølouden v.tr. & intr. loudish adj. loudly adv. loudness n. [OE hlud f. WG]