- making a lot of noise
- loud laughter
- a deafeningly loud bang
- She spoke in a very loud voice.
- That music's too loud—please turn it down.
- I heard a loud noise that sounded like a cannon.
- I was woken by a loud bang at 5.30 am.
- Suddenly the footsteps grew louder.
- I play loud music and dance around my house.
- Eventually, the shouting got louder.
- The noise was faint, but just loud enough to follow.
Extra Examples- I heard a loud scream and rushed to the door.
- There was a series of deafeningly loud explosions.
- There was loud applause as the young man was led up to receive his prize.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sound
- turn something up
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- loud and clear
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- strongly expressed
- There were loud protests from the food and drink industry.
- (of a person or their behaviour) talking very loudly, too much and in a way that is annoyingTopics Personal qualitiesb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- be
- sound
- turn something up
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- loud and clear
- (of colours, patterns, etc.) too bright and not showing good taste
- He wore a loud checked jacket and a green tie.
Word OriginOld English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘hear’, shared by Greek kluein ‘hear’, klutos ‘famous’ and Latin cluere ‘be famous’.
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