loudly
/'laudili/
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Definition
Adverb: 1. With a high volume of sound: In a manner that produces a great deal of audible noise. 2. In a way that is ostentatious or garish: Used to describe something visually showy or flamboyant. 3. Used as a musical direction: An instruction to play a passage of music at a relatively high volume.
Usage and Examples
- The neighbors were arguing loudly, so everyone could hear them.
- She laughed loudly at the joke.
- The alarm clock rang loudly, jolting him awake.
- He was dressed loudly in a bright pink suit and green hat.
- The score indicated the brass section should enter loudly.
Advanced Usage
- To protest loudly: To object or demonstrate in a very vocal and forceful manner.
- The citizens protested loudly against the new law.
- To complain loudly: To express dissatisfaction in a vocal and often public way.
- He complained loudly about the poor service at the restaurant.
Variants and Related Words
- Loud (adjective): Producing or capable of producing much noise; strong in sound.
- A loud explosion.
- Loudness (noun): The quality or state of being loud.
- The loudness of the concert was overwhelming.
- Aloud (adverb): Audibly; not silently or in a whisper.
- Please read the instructions aloud.
Synonyms
- Noisily: Making a lot of noise.
- Boomingly: In a deep, loud, and resonant manner.
- Deafeningly: Extremely loudly.
- Stridently: In a loud, harsh, and grating way.
- Garishly (for the visual sense): In a way that is overly bright and showy.
Antonyms
- Softly: With a low volume; quietly.
- Quietly: Making little or no noise.
- Faintly: In a way that is barely perceptible to the senses.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To cry/shout/scream loudly: Standard collocations for vocalizing at high volume.
- The child cried loudly when he fell down.
- Actions speak louder than words: (Idiom) What someone does is more important than what they say they will do.
- He promised to help, but actions speak louder than words.
Adverb
- used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
- in manner that attracts attention
- obstreperously, he demanded to get service
- 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