aloud meaning and definition

ALOUD adverb

Definition of aloud (adverb)

1. using the voice; not silently
   • "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud"
   • synonyms: out loud
2. 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"
   • synonyms: loud, loudly
   • antonym: quietly