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aloud
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
aloud
(adverb)
think
(verb)
aloud
/ə
ˈ
laʊd/
adverb
aloud
/ə
ˈ
laʊd/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of ALOUD
:
in a way that can be clearly heard
read
aloud
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in a voice that can be heard
She wondered
aloud
[=
out loud
] where they'd gone.
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