for crying out loud
Used to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.
Oh, for crying out loud, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!
loud
/laʊd/
adj 5name 5noun 2adv 1
Collocations
6(adj.)
VERBS
be, sound
turn sth up
He turned up the music loud so everyone at the party could hear it.
ADV
deafeningly, extremely, really, very | pretty, rather
unnaturally
The music in the small café seemed unnaturally loud for such a quiet neighborhood.
PHRASES
loud and clear
The teacher's instructions were loud and clear, so all the students understood exactly what to do.
Definitions
adj
1
Of great intensity.
Turn that music down; it's too loud.
What was that? It sounded like a really loud sneeze.
2
Noisy.
a loud party that went on all night
She is loud and stubborn.
3
Not subtle or reserved, brash.
Some of the loudest blubberers are developers who, having made enormous profits as a result of local, state, and federal subsidies, complain that government doesn't do enough for them.
4
Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
a loud style of dress; loud colors
In comparison with the loud Portrait of E.C. Ricart (ill. p. 13) two years earlier, Miró has captured a soft, hushed atmosphere here.
5
High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality.
noun
1
A loud sound or part of a sound.
The expander doesn't really make the louds louder and the softs softer in one step […]
2
High-quality marijuana.
adv
1
Loudly.
Who knocks so loud at door?
Unluckily that worthy Officer having, in a literal Sense, taken his Fill of Liquor, had been some Time retired to his Bolster, where he was snoaring so loud, that it was not easy to convey a Noise in at his Ears capable of drowning that which issued from his Nostrils.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
out loud
Using the voice; not silently; aloud.
After calling their names out (loud), the teacher asked her students to take turns reading the story out loud to the rest of the class.
say the quiet part loud
To willingly express a sentiment that is normally considered embarrassing or disreputable to hold; to reveal an ulterior motive.
“Just what are you trying to say here, Miss Parker?” “That you’re a jingoistic idiot.” Yeah, I said the quiet part loud. I blame the pain meds. But there‘s no way I was letting thi
think out loud
To utter what one is thinking.
for fucking out loud
Synonym of for crying out loud.
Example Bank
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Turn that music down; it's too loud.
Wiktionary02
What was that? It sounded like a really loud sneeze.
Wiktionary03
Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular
Wiktionary04
The expander doesn't really make the louds louder and the softs softer in one step […]
Wiktionary05
Who knocks so loud at door?
Wiktionary06
Unluckily that worthy Officer having, in a literal Sense, taken his Fill of Liquor, had been some Time retired to his Bolster, where he was snoaring so loud, that it was not easy to convey a Noise in
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, loud is marked as slang, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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