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loud

/ˈlaʊd/LOWD
/ˈlaʊd/LOWD

Meaningmaking a lot of noise

Common meaning: making a lot of noise

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhludsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishloudsource
  3. Englishloud‘making a lot of noise’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hlud ‘making a lot of noise’.

Roots

  • hlud Old English “making a lot of noise”

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