Meaning
Making a lot of noise; easy to hear.
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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.
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