hlud

noisy; emitting noise

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adjective / adverb

loud

LOUD/laʊd/

Strong enough in sound to force attention.

Etymology

loudOld Englishnoisy; emitting noise

Old English hlud described noise from voices and musical instruments. The selected sense continues this acoustic use, describing a sound or its source as strongly audible.

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