/laʊd/
Translation
Making a lot of noise; easy to hear.
Word origin
From Old English hlud, from a root meaning to hear.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hlud
Examples
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"Loud" is the opposite of "quiet".
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"Loud" comes before the noun it describes.
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Here "loud" describes how a person is speaking.
Used in
Stories
(8)One Sheep Short
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The Clock in the Hall
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The Letter She Never Sent
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The Passenger
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The First Letter
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The Register
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The Suggestion Box
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The Swimming Lesson
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Grammar articles
(10)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
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