characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
<adj.all> a group of loud children loud thunder her voice was too loud loud trombones
used chiefly as a direction or description in music
<adj.all> the forte passages in the composition [ adv ]
with relatively high volume
<adv.all> 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 [ adj ]
tastelessly showy
<adj.all> a flash car a flashy ring garish colors a gaudy costume loud sport shirts a meretricious yet stylish book tawdry ornaments
Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.] With loudness; loudly.
To speak loud in public assemblies. --Addison.
Loud \Loud\ (loud), a. [Compar. {Louder} (loud"[~e]r); superl. {Loudest}.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d, D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto`s heard, loud, famous, kly`ein to hear, Skr. [,c]ru. [root]41. Cf. {Client}, {Listen}, {Slave} a serf.] 1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. --Luke xxiii. 23.
2. Clamorous; boisterous.
She is loud and stubborn. --Prov. vii. 11.
3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.]
4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]
She has an excellent sense of dynamics, offering a constant interplay of soft and loud passages.
Many were apprehensive that the loud music played during the exhibition would send loose debris crashing down from the ceiling. But it held.
The fowl visitors arrived in the dead of night and announced their presence in the customary way: with loud crowing to greet the dawn.
About 45 minutes into the flight, he said, "we heard this loud bang and then it was like a huge storm.
The loud, rattling sound of the last gobble and the hissing noise of dragging wing tips told him the tom was close.
He and another non-executive, Mr Alan Clements, then contacted between six and eight institutional investors. That the institutions were unhappy and wanted changes at the top came through loud and clear.
When farmers upstream used fungicides on their fields, the Ihlers treated their irrigation water to remove the chemicals. They complained long and loud enough to local crop dusters that the airplanes now make wide detours around their farm.
About 2,000 people attended and interrupted Saleh's address several times with loud applause.
He did keep reminding himself, out loud, that this was good for the alliance, not only the United States.
"Absolutely not guilty," Keating answered in a loud voice.
"Onion Field" cop killer Jimmy Lee Smith was paroled in 1982 despite loud protests from police and the public.
At one point, Palestinians broke into loud cheers and applause when Abdullah Mousta, the mukhtar or leading town elder, handed over his papers.
He says a loud dealership pitch would ruin the effect of the national ad, which quietly promotes Buick's heritage and ends with an invitation to sit back and enjoy the movie.
Ravishanker Navampally, an engineer on the 853-foot Norwegian ship, said he was just about to go to sleep early Saturday when he heard a loud noise and felt a strong vibration rock the crew quarters.
Wearing a favorite pink sport jacket, a 62-year-old used-car salesman fired over what his boss said were his loud and ugly clothes signed an out-of-court agreement to end an age discrimination suit.
The doctor can tell if the fetus is alive and well if it responds to the loud buzzing.
In Winnipeg, there was loud applause among 300 delegates to a summit of native leaders when Peguis Chief Louis Stevenson said, "If there is an attack against the Mohawks, it would be an attack on all of us."
A loud explosion rocked the area near a Tehran railroad station just hours before Iran's 30,000 polling stations opened.
President, bless your heart, we love you." Bush gestured that he had to keep moving, but Barbara Bush hurried over and planted a loud smooch on Scott's face.
As the proceedings began Monday, the defendant said in a calm but loud voice that drowned out the judge: "I am not Fouad Ali Saleh.
Ford said it will replace front-brake lining materials, which wear out prematurely, causing a loud, scraping noise when drivers stop.
"No," Obando y Bravo exclaimed to loud applause. "This year cannot be a copy of the one before because we are determined to make it something new." He did not elaborate.
I remember the loud noise of the guns and missiles," wrote Saroun Bun, 13, who fled her homeland in 1983.
"We were a few aisles away, we heard a loud muffled explosion, like a large balloon exploding," Profeta said. "Then we saw a cloud of smoke and flaming debris shoot up in the air.
He thinks carefully before he speaks, and even his shirt is subdued: 'You think this is loud?
"He had a loud mouth, and they may have just had enough of him," said one administration analyst.
Owners shouldn't drive the trucks if they a hear a loud "pang" from under the hood, the Ford spokesman said.
But they can't say that out loud, because banks and stores are the paying customers for credit reports.
No hype, no loud music, no quick cuts - but don't cut out genuine emotions and feelings.
"The theater is fine, but for crying out loud, as you expand and get bigger and bigger, don't tell me I live in a residential neighborhood," he says.