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adj. VERBS be, sound | turn sth up She turned the radio up loud. ADV. deafeningly, extremely, really, very | pretty, rather | unnaturally Her voice sounded unnaturally loud. PHRASES loud and clear Tommy's voice came loud and clear from the back row.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with LOUD, Also see ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS; BIG (LOUD) MOUTH; FOR CRYING OUT LOUD; OUT LOUD; THINK ALOUD; (LOUD ENOUGH) TO WAKE THE DEAD.
American Heritage Idioms
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loud
making a lot of noise – used about sounds, voices, or music:
• a loud explosion • He was talking in a very loud voice. • The music was too loud.
noisy
making a lot of noise – used about people, machines, and places that annoy you:
• The traffic was so noisy. • noisy neighbours • a noisy bar
rowdy
rowdy people behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. A rowdy place such as a bar is full of noisy people, often behaving badly:
• rowdy football fans • a rowdy bar
raucous
especially written unpleasantly loud – used about the excited sound of groups of people:
• raucous laughter • raucous crowds
resounding
[ only before noun ] used to describe a loud noise when something hits another thing, that seems to continue for a few seconds. Also used about people cheering or shouting loudly:
• The door hit the wall with a resounding crash. • a resounding cheer
very loud
thunderous
extremely loud and deep in sound:
• His remarks received thunderous applause from the audience.
deafening
so loud that you cannot hear anything else:
• The noise was deafening – like a thousand fireworks going off at one time. • People living near airports suffer the deafening sound of aircraft taking off and landing.
ear-splitting
so loud that your ears feel uncomfortable:
• He played the music at ear-splitting volume.
piercing
extremely loud, high, and unpleasant to hear:
• a piercing scream
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
loud
sound/voice/music
noisy
person/place/machine/traffic
rowdy
crowd/fans/bar
raucous
laughter/crowd/atmosphere
resounding
thud/crash/cheer/applause
thunderous
applause
deafening
sound/noise
piercing
voice/scream/whistle/sound
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