INDEX:
1. loud
2. extremely loud
3. a loud noise
4. to make a loud noise
5. to make music, a radio, or a television louder
6. how loud something is
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ QUIET
see also
↑ SOUND
↑ VOICE
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1. loud
▷ loud /laʊd/ [adjective]
something that is loud makes a lot of noise :
▪ The music’s too loud. Can you turn it down?
▪ Three seconds later there was a loud bang and the hall was filled with smoke.
▪ The boy gave a loud cry of pain.
loudly [adverb]
▪ Bill had dozed off in his chair, and was snoring loudly.
▷ noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ [adjective]
use this about places where there is a lot of noise, or about people and machines that make a lot of noise, especially when this annoys you :
▪ The nightclub was crowded and noisy.
▪ Their lives are being ruined by noisy neighbours.
▪ People started to complain about his noisy motorbike.
▷ rowdy /ˈraʊdi/ [adjective]
a crowd that is rowdy makes too much noise and behaves badly :
▪ They were thrown out of the bar for rowdy behaviour.
▪ People living near the football stadium complain about litter and rowdy fans.
▪ The meeting was a somewhat rowdy affair.
rowdiness [uncountable noun]
▪ There was a lot of shouting, swearing, and general rowdiness.
rowdily [adverb]
▪ The children streamed out of the classrooms and rushed rowdily down the corridor.
▷ raucous /ˈrɔːkəs/ [adjective]
raucous voice/laugh etc
a voice, laugh etc that is loud, rough and uncontrolled :
▪ A howl of raucous laughter came from the kitchen.
▪ He sat and finished his drink, ignoring the raucous voices from the other end of the bar.
raucously [adverb]
▪ At midnight people poured out into the street shouting and laughing raucously.
▷ booming /ˈbuːmɪŋ/ [adjective usually before noun]
booming voice/laugh etc
a voice, laugh etc that is very loud and deep :
▪ The speaker’s booming voice easily reached the back of the theatre.
▪ His booming laugh echoed around the room.
2. extremely loud
▷ deafening /ˈdef ə nɪŋ/ [adjective]
a noise that is deafening is so loud that you cannot hear anything else :
▪ Outside there was a deafening crash of thunder.
▪ When she finished speaking, the applause was deafening.
▷ at full blast/at full volume /ət ˌfʊl ˈblɑːstǁ-ˈblæst, ət ˌfʊl ˈvɒljuːmǁ-ˈvɑːljəm/ [adverb]
if you play music or have the radio or television on at full volume or at full blast, it is as loud as it can be :
▪ Joey was in his bedroom playing his CDs at full volume.
▪ The radio was on at full blast, and everyone was dancing wildly.
▷ at the top of your voice British /at the top of your lungs American /ət ðə ˌtɒp əv jɔːʳ ˈvɔɪs, ət ðə ˌtɒp əv jɔːʳ ˈlʌŋzǁ-ˌtɑːp-/ [adverb]
shouting as loudly as you can :
▪ George ran after her, shouting, ‘Stop!’ at the top of his lungs.
▷ thunderous /ˈθʌnd ə rəs/ [adjective]
extremely loud :
▪
thunderous applause
▪ The announcement was greeted with thunderous applause.
▷ piercing /ˈpɪəʳsɪŋ/ [adjective]
very high and loud, in a way that is painful or unpleasant to listen to :
▪ Sammy put his fingers in his mouth and gave a piercing whistle.
piercing shriek/scream/cry etc
▪ Maggie let out a piercing scream.
▷ ear-splitting /ˈɪəʳ splɪtɪŋ/ [adjective]
extremely loud, unpleasant, and almost painful to hear :
▪ There was an ear-splitting roar as the jets took off.
▪ The noise was ear-splitting as grenades landed all around us.
3. a loud noise
▷ noise /nɔɪz/ [countable/uncountable noun]
a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one :
▪ Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas.
▪ The noise of the machines made it hard to talk.
make (a) noise
▪ Do you have to make so much noise?
▷ racket /ˈrækɪt, ˈrækət/ [singular noun] informal
a loud, unpleasant noise :
▪ It’s impossible to work with that racket going on.
make a racket
▪ I wish those kids would stop making such a racket upstairs.
▷ din /dɪn/ [singular noun]
a loud, unpleasant noise, especially one made by a large number of people talking loudly, working etc :
▪ The hall resounded with the din of thirty children scraping violins, banging drums and singing loudly.
above the din
▪ I shouted to make myself heard above the din.
▷ commotion /kəˈməʊʃ ə n/ [singular/uncountable noun]
a sudden noisy activity, especially the noise of people arguing or fighting :
▪ We heard a commotion downstairs and ran down to see what was happening.
▪ Suddenly there was a commotion by the front door, and two police officers marched in.
in commotion
full of noisy activity
▪ Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.
▷ hubbub /ˈhʌbʌb/ [singular noun]
a loud, confused, unclear noise, made by many people talking at the same time :
▪ It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets.
over/above the hubbub
▪ His voice rose above the hubbub.
▷ roar /rɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
a continuous loud noise, especially if made by a machine or a strong wind :
▪ Inside, the gale was no more than a distant, muffled roar.
▪ She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her.
▷ clamour British /clamor American /ˈklæməʳ/ [singular noun]
a loud noise, especially the noise made by an excited or confused crowd - used especially in literature :
▪ The station was filled with the clamour of shouting voices and movement.
▪ The noise in the auditorium had risen to a clamor.
4. to make a loud noise
▷ boom/boom out /buːm, ˌbuːm ˈaʊt/ [intransitive verb]
to make a loud, deep, hollow sound like the sound of a big gun :
▪ Thunder boomed loudly overhead.
▪ Rock music boomed from speakers above the stage.
▪ Occasional volleys of shellfire boomed out from beyond the walls of the city.
▷ roar /rɔːʳ/ [intransitive verb]
if something roars, especially a machine or a strong wind, it makes a continuous loud noise :
▪ I stood by the waterfall, almost hypnotised by the roaring water.
roar through/past etc
▪ The wind roared through the forest.
▪ Traffic roared along the highway.
▷ thunder /ˈθʌndəʳ/ [intransitive verb]
if a machine, vehicle, etc thunders, it makes a loud, deep, powerful sound, especially when it is moving fast :
thunder past/through/overhead etc
▪ The train thundered through the station.
▷ blare/blare out /bleəʳ, ˌbleər ˈaʊt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
if music or someone’s voice blares or blares out, it comes from a radio, TV etc very loudly :
▪ It was a horrible disco with lights flashing and music blaring.
▪ A siren blared out somewhere behind us.
blare out something
▪ A radio was blaring out pop music.
▷ blast/blast out /blɑːst, ˌblɑːst ˈaʊtǁˌblæst-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
to produce a lot of loud noise, especially music :
▪ The neighbors blasted religious music from their windows at all hours of the night.
▪ Pop music blasted out from her radio.
5. to make music, a radio, or a television louder
▷ turn up /ˌtɜːʳn ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to make music, a radio etc louder by turning a control :
turn something up
▪ Can you turn the television up? I can’t hear it.
turn up something
▪ Someone turned up the music, and people started dancing.
6. how loud something is
▷ volume /ˈvɒljuːmǁˈvɑːljəm/ [uncountable noun]
how loud a television, radio etc is :
▪ This button here controls the volume.
turn the volume up/down
make it louder or quieter
▪ You can use the remote control to turn the volume up or down.
▪ Turn the volume down - I can’t hear myself think!