A loud shirt According to Etymology.com, the adjective loud with its meaning of flamboyant, bright colours can be traced back to the late nineteenth century. loud (adj.) Application to colors, ga...
Which one should I use? Play music loud Play music loudly I think "play music loudly" is right but "play music loud" is used more. Please tell me your opinion and the reason why you choose it. Th...
I remember there is a term/saying for accidentally speaking something out loud about what you secretly wish for. For example: you like someone, but you aren't awared of it, but then accidentally say it out loud in a conversation.
What is the term for saying something out loud that you wish for
A laugh, esp. a loud or hearty one; a burst of laughter. A colloquial synonym for laugh is " hoot ". The only definition given is " to laugh ". In my experience, however, hoot is used to describe more rambunctious laughter. " Guffaw " describes a boisterous laughter. " Gawf " is " A loud noisy laugh ". " Roar " doesn't fit for obvious reasons.
Then the post adds the OED's remark that: “ clear ” is also used adverbially to mean distinctly or clearly, as in “ loud and clear ” and “ high and clear.” The OED adds that “in such phrases as to get or keep (oneself) clear, to steer clear, go clear, stand clear, the adjective passes at length into an adverb.”
Thinking out loud in English connotes that the person has not sufficiently formed the thought completely or thought the entire idea through, and so is merely processing the idea audibly without knowing its conclusion or validity. Doing something like this on paper (meaning writing it) might be referred to as "drafting" an idea or "sketching," or compiling notes. Additionally a "rough sketch ...