I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a loud click
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I heard the loud click of heels on the stone floor.
a loud colour (= very bright in a way that looks unpleasant or funny )
a loud cry
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a loud cry of pain
a loud explosion
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We heard several loud explosions followed by an eerie silence.
a loud noise
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The rain made a loud noise against the window.
a loud scream
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Suddenly I heard a loud scream.
a loud whisper
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‘Where are you going?’ I said in a loud whisper.
a loud/soft laugh
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He let out a loud laugh when he heard what had happened.
in a loud/soft/deep etc voice
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‘Where is she?’, Kate demanded in a shrill voice.
laugh out loud/aloud (= laugh so that other people can hear you )
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Some parts of the book were so funny that they made me laugh out loud.
loud
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There was a loud creaking sound and the branch snapped.
loud
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Her voice was loud and clear.
loud/sharp crack
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There was a sharp crack as the branch broke off.
loud/soft/quiet
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They were kept awake by loud music from next door.
loud/thunderous applause
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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applause
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There would be loud applause for the suggestion from Labour Back Benchers, but he has my sympathy.
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As he rose, he waved his hand to the stunned crowd, which broke into loud applause .
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Behind the stern blue drapes of the Tory Conference you could feel the pocked walls mouldering to the loud applause .
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He will be the one playing to the packed houses, the one gaining the loudest applause on the hustings.
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There was loud applause as the young man was led up to receive his prize.
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Then I walked towards the room just as loud applause was heard.
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Both shots prompted loud applause from the audience and acknowledgements from my sporting opponent.
cheer
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I hit the ball well and a very loud cheer went up.
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The loudest cheers in the conference hall were reserved for the familiar attacks on Brussels, section 28 or the Dome.
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At the medal presentation, the loudest cheers came for Strug.
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This was enough to earn him louder cheers than ever.
crack
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A strong wind was now blowing and there was a loud crack of thunder.
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Just as they reached it, the hinges surrendered and ripped loose with a loud crack .
crash
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Suddenly there was a loud crash .
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A loud crash could be heard from the room and the sound of wailing drifted into the courtroom, startling onlookers.
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A moment later there was a loud crash aft as some one rear-ended me.
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There was a terrible cry, and a loud crash .
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Lightning flashed in the sky, and there was a loud crash of thunder.
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After only three or four paces, a loud crash came from behind me.
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Suddenly, I heard a loud crash near me, scaring me out of my wits.
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There was a loud crash , as the box fell into the sea.
cry
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The creature gave a loud cry of pain, and we knew we had hit it.
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The peasants, having just come out to the fields, turn back, uttering loud cries .
explosion
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There was a loud explosion and the flames roared fiercer.
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Three of my men entered the woods, and we heard an ex-tremely loud explosion .
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I heard a loud explosion just to my left.
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This time, I was up on the wooded area myself, and we heard a loud explosion behind us.
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I had been playing for about five minutes when there was a very loud explosion very close at hand.
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The frequency of published reports has actually declined since 1960 because people tend to dismiss loud explosions as merely military sonic booms.
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A few seconds later there was a loud explosion in a hedgerow just off the road, a short distance away.
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The utter silence fell like a loud explosion .
laugh
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It was a loud laugh which Sandison would have found embarrassing if there had been lots of people in the bar.
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Occasionally a shout or a loud laugh broke the gloom.
music
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Amal heard loud music and voices late into the evening; the games room was located directly below her bedroom.
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There was extremely loud music -- with the accompaniment of bad singing -- coming from the room.
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Her husband Ian says traditional pubs - without loud music - are still an attraction and meeting place for locals.
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You can feel the vibrations from loud music through your feet as well as through your ears.
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Next time, the drivers should play loud music and call it a festival.
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Tony Scott directs this movie to maximum shock effect with big images, loud music and hyperbolic confrontations.
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There was loud music and tons of beat boys and posse boys and girls, all glassy-eyed.
noise
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The rain made a loud noise on the window.
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She dreamed of loud noises and flashing lights.
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I had been a big enthusiast, a cheerleader, with louder noises coming from my throat than from my gloves.
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You are suddenly awoken by a loud noise .
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Just how loud noise damages hearing is not exactly understood.
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Babies are weak and vulnerable in the face of huge shapes and loud noises that they can only dimly perceive.
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He seemed to enjoy rather than avoid loud noises .
protest
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Judging by the loud protests when the girls had to be evacuated to Norfolk, the enterprise lived up to the best expectations.
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With a loud protest , Gao Ma took three or four rocky steps backwards, trying to keep his balance.
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And loud protests are suddenly heard.
shout
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As soon as we passed, loud shouts went up.
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Underline the follow-up by means of a loud shout to show that you have unified mental resolve and physical effort in the technique.
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When somebody suggested hide and seek, there were loud shouts of agreement.
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A louder shout than usual took her back to the ring.
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The hips turn strongly behind the punch and a loud shout should accompany it.
sound
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The loud sound of 200 people breathing hard was soon punctuated by a woman beginning to sob, then howl.
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There was a loud sound , the wardrobe being shoved across the floor.
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Abnormal dislike of loud sounds is usual with this type of hearing loss.
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Big waves cause loud sounds , and small waves cause soft sounds.
voice
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Instead I kept silent, but inside I was singing in a very loud voice .
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The loudest voices say there is not much you can do in the inner cities.
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Some of the loudest voices there are not in the best tradition.
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A sleeping person can usually be aroused to full alertness, just by a loud voice .
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Her loud voice , her flashing eyes and her rich, throaty laughter dominated the scene.
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Three falls, loud voices , no beating.
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Mr Robb prayed in a loud voice without stopping.
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But to the sensitive child, a loud voice , a rough grab, may feel like a major calamity.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
actions speak louder than words
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As ever, though, actions speak louder than words.
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In any event the user's opinion of a product is reflected in the standard achieved so actions speak louder than words.
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In the kitchen, actions speak louder than words.
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On this playing field, actions speak louder than words.
for crying out loud
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It's right in front of you, for crying out loud.
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A Ford sedan, the very symbol of middle-class moderation, offers electrically heated outside mirrors, for crying out loud.
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Forget it, Rory, for crying out loud forget it.
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Julian Tavarez is a middle reliever, for crying out loud.
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The long lie is over Shake yourself for crying out loud.
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When I were a lad, we used that sort of grunt in our toasters, for crying out loud.
read/shout etc sth out (loud)
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Everything I had read before turned out to be outdated.
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He comes up to my room in the evenings so that I can read them out to him.
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He read it out loud to his colleagues, quite sarcastically, expecting them to agree that it was ridiculous.
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He shouts her out into the street for a harlot.
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Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.
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North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval, but it was all delightfully vague.
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She brings her notes about it to the meeting and reads them out .
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We can read the books children are reading, find out what happens in class, ask what the guidance counselor said.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a loud explosion
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a loud purple jacket
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Bloom is loud and aggressive.
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The boy gave a loud cry of pain.
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The music's too loud . Can you turn it down?
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The TV's too loud .
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Three seconds later there was a loud bang and the hall was filled with smoke.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hatecore, as the music is known, is gruff, loud and guitar-driven.
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He was loud and self-confident, but he had a right to be: he had a knack for picking winners.
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There was a loud clang and Broomhead cursed vehemently, pulling on the reins.
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Three falls, loud voices, no beating.
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Underline the follow-up by means of a loud shout to show that you have unified mental resolve and physical effort in the technique.
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Woolley released three loud chords, and started on a ponderous version of the Sailors' Horn pipe.
II. adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bill had dozed off in his chair, and was snoring loudly.
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The band was playing so loud , we couldn't hear each other.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the train left La Spezia, she was so enjoying her adventure that she laughed out loud .
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Few people in this world actually talk to themselves out loud .
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Kathleen was worried that it would upset him, but he seemed quite relaxed, laughing over incidents and reminiscing out loud .
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The things you fear people are thinking, you hear them say right out loud .
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They have a tendency to be a bit too loud , too indiscreet, for certain company.