1. (

• aloud ,
• out_loud

) using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud" ;

2. (

• loudly ,
• loud ,
• aloud ,

) with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" ;