LOUD, LOUDLY, LOUD-MOUTHED
ADJECTIVES
1300 ► MAIN of drink: potent’; of a voice or cry: loud; of a fit, a storm: violent → obs.
1350 ► HAUTAIN of the voice: raised, loud → obs.
1400 ► SMART of a sound: short and sharp; abrupt and loud
1430 ► BOISTOUS rough, loud, or violent in sound; noisy, boisterous → obs.
1500 ► STENTORIOUS extremely loud or powerful in sound
1616 ► EAR-PIERCING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
1630 ► RAN-TAN loud, noisy → Eng. dial. & sl.
1637 ► STREPEROUS noisy, harsh-sounding, loud, boisterous → obs.
1656 ► STRIDENT making a harsh, grating or creaking noise; loud and harsh, shrill
1698 ► RANDIE → RANDY having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1704 ► TONITROUS full of or characterized by thunder, loud noise, or violent utterance; thundery; thundering
1731 ► CLARISONOUS having a clear sound; sounding loud or shrill
1746 ► REARING excited; talking loudly and boastingly; mocking → Eng. dial.
1761 ► EAR-SPLITTING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
1762 ► STENTORONIC of the voice: very loud and far-reaching; hence, said of uttered sounds, songs, laughter, and the like; extremely loud and powerful in sound
1768 ► REEFU → RIERFUL roaring, loud → Sc.
..E19 ► BOOMY having a loud, deep, resonant sound
1820 ► FULL-THROATED expressed loudly or vigorously; using the full power of the voice
1837 ► POLL-PARROTY loud and raucous, like a parrot; talkative, chattering
1843 ► POLYPHLOISBOIOTATOTIC that roars most loudly or very loudly indeed → humorous usage, obs.
1866 ► BAIRGIN’ having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner → Sc.
1882 ► TONITRUOUS full of thunder, loud noise, or violent utterance
1883 ► UNDAMPED loud, undiminished
1884 ► FLANNELMOUTHED speaking too loudly or too much, often talking nonsense → US
1891 ► LOBSTROPOLOUS obstreperous, loud, noisy, mischievous → Eng. dial.
1891 ► TONANT thundering, loud-sounding
1893 ► RORY-TORY loud, noisy, boisterous → Eng. dial.
1897 ► GALDERING noisy, loud-talking, laughing loudly → Sc.
1905 ► NELLIN loud, loquacious, frivolous → Sc. (Bk.)
1907 ► TONITRUANT thundering, loud
1910 ► MACROPHONOUS having a loud, stentorian voice (Bk.)
1920 ► WHAMBANG loud, large, and impressive → US sl.
1936 ► BUSTY self-assertive, loud, smart-alecky → Amer. dial.
1966 ► AMPED (UP) of music, sound, a musical instrument, etc.: put through an amplifier; very loud → colloq.
1986 ► RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud → Amer. dial.
1986 ► RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud → Amer. dial.
1998 ► TRAPPY loud and boastful, possibly insulting → UK sl.
2006 ► BANGING of music: loud → US sl. (Bk.)
ADVERBS
1000 ► BREME splendidly, brilliantly, clearly; loudly, fiercely → obs.
1475 ► HAUTAINLY with raised voice, loudly → obs.
1884 ► HARD loudly, out loud → Eng. dial.
1900 ► UP IN G with a loud voice → sl.
1956 ► FIVE-SQUARE loud and clear → US sl.
INTERJECTIONS
1940 ► KABLOOEY! → KABLOOIE! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion → sl.
1940 ► KABOOM! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion → sl.
NOUNS
1440 ► DUNCH a loud noise; a bang, a crash → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1522 ► CROON a loud, deep sound, as the bellow of a bull, or the boom of a large bell → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1602 ► ROARING MEG anything loud, efficient, or extraordinary → sl.
1628 ► THUNDER BOUNCE a loud sudden noise like thunder → humorously bombastic obs.
1646 ► BOATION a crying out, a bellowing, a roaring; a loud, bellowing noise; an uproar
.M17 ► RANTAN a loud, banging noise → sl.
1650 ► RANT a loud noise → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1742 ► REEMISH → REMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow → Sc.
1762 ► HULLABALOO a loud noise; uproar; confusion → UK sl.
1778 ► TONANCE a loud or echoing sound → obs.
1789 ► SCREED a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone → Sc. & Eng. dial.
..19C ► RATTLE-CUM-BANG a loud, rattling noise; a clatter → Eng. dial.
1803 ► REEL a loud noise; a vibrating peal; a clap of thunder → Sc.
1804 ► DIRR loud noise or stir; a racket → Sc.
1836 ► BELDER a loud noise → Eng. dial.
1866 ► YALLACRACK → YALLIECRAAG a great outcry; a loud noise of voices; a sharp altercation → Sc.
1880 ► GAFF loud, rude talk, impertinence → Sc. obs.
1884 ► DILDAM a loud noise made at a wedding or merrymaking → Eng. dial.
1886 ► TINKLER’S JAW a loud, scolding tongue; abusive language → Sc.
1887 ► TINKLER’S TONGUE a loud, scolding tongue; abusive language → Sc.
1889 ► YAWP → YOWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking; foolish talk → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1891 ► BLORT a loud noise → Eng. dial.
1897 ► GALDER a noisy, vulgar laugh; loud, noisy talk; a loud noise → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1898 ► BARST a loud noise → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLUNDER a loud noise, as of falling or stumbling → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► GALAFER → GALLAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter → Eng. dial.
1898 ► GUFF a guffaw; a loud, sudden noise; a suppressed bark or snort → Sc.
1900 ► GAREY loud, confused talking; a babble, a jabbering → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► ROARER anything especially loud → sl. (Bk.)
1905 ► OPEN a loud bellowing noise → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► RAIRD a loud noise or clamour; a riot; confusion; a sudden report → Sc. obs. (Bk.)
1905 ► THUDDER a heavy shock or thud accompanied by a loud noise → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► YARL a loud, discordant sound; a bawl → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOOLYIE a loud, threatening noise, like a bull’s bellow → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BLAIR a loud sound; a cry → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BLUNTHER a loud noise, as of stumbling → Sc. (Bk.)
1914 ► BUGABOO loud talk, insolence
1930 ► SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk → African-American sl.
1940 ► KABOOM a loud bang or noise → sl.
1957 ► SHACK-ROUSER → SHACK-ROUSTER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1535 ► BYSTOUR a loud, rude talker; a braggart, a bully → Sc. obs.
1699 ► MOUTH a person who talks loudly, incessantly, and (usually) to little purpose; a loudmouth; a noisy talkative, boorish person → colloq.
1786 ► TINKLER a loud, scolding woman; a term of contempt applied to a man or woman → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1793 ► GABBER a chatterer, a prater; one who talks too much or too loud
..19C ► HOLLOW-POT a loud-talking woman → Eng. dial.
..19C ► RATTLER a loud, noisy, talkative person → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1800 ► MOUTH ALMIGHTY (usually derogatory) a person who talks a great deal; a self-opinionated person; also, a form of address; a noisy, talkative, loud-mouthed person; a chatterbox → colloq., chiefly Brit.
1816 ► BAG OF WIND a person who speaks or writes at length but says little of substance or value; a pompously verbose speaker; a boaster; also, a loud-mouthed but ineffectual person → colloq., derogatory
1816 ► RANDY a loud-tongued, coarse-mannered woman; a scold, a virago, a termagant → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1822 ► CLAPPER-TONGUE a loud, noisy tongue; incessant talk; a female who is loud in speech or much given to gossip → Sc.
1822 ► GAB a loquacious speaker; a tattler, a chatterbox; one who talks too much or too loudly → Sc.
1824 ► SCRAIGHER one who screams, or makes a loud, discordant sound → Sc.
1825 ► BARGEE a general insult, the inference is a loud-mouthed, objectionable person → UK sl.
1834 ► BIGMOUTH a loud, over-talkative person; a braggart, a boaster → chiefly & orig. US (
1866 ► BAIRGE a person who lifts his voice in a strong and loud manner → Sc.
1897 ► BINKSER → BINXER a vulgar, loud-talking, blustering person; especially, a commercial traveller of this kind → sl.
1899 ► LONG TONGUE a gossip, a loudmouth, a talebearer → Amer. dial.
..20C ► TANTARIA an abusive, loud, shrewish woman → W. Indies sl.
1905 ► TINKLER’S WOMAN a term of contempt for a woman; a woman of low associates; a loud, scolding woman → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1910 ► RAM’S HORN someone who speaks very loudly → sl.
1934 ► BELCHER a loud and talkative person → criminals’ sl.
1934 ► LOUDSPEAKER a braggart or loudmouth; an important person or one who regards himself as important → US sl.
1935 ► GABBLER someone who talks too much or too loud → Amer. dial.
1941 ► EAR-BASHER a boring, incessant talker; a chatterer; a loudmouth who refuses to stop talking → Aust. & NZ sl.
1944 ► LOUD-MOUTH one who speaks loudly, excessively, and either boastfully or bullying or very indiscreetly → colloq.
1945 ► GALAH a loud-mouthed idiot → Aust. sl.
1950 ► BLIRT a term of abuse; a loudmouth → Irish sl.
1950 ► LITTLE EVA a loud-mouthed White woman → African-American sl.
1954 ► SHOW-OUT a show-off, a braggart; a loud, self-assertive person → Amer. dial.
1966 ► GLIBBER someone who talks too much or too loud → Amer. dial.
1967 ► CATFISH one who talks too much, or too loud → Amer. dial.
1969 ► BLOB-MOUTH a talkative person; one who talks too much or too loud → Amer. dial.
1970 ► MOUTH HARP a talkative or loud person → Amer. dial.
1970 ► MOXIE a ‘wise ass’; a loud-mouthed person → US sl.
1979 ► OBNO an obnoxious, loud, crude person → Amer. students’ sl.
1997 ► GABBLEBLOOTER a loudmouth; a prattler; a talkative person; a windbag → Irish sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1000 ► BELL to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise
1225 ► BEME to make a loud din or noise → obs.
1225 ► YEIE to utter in a loud voice; to call out; to announce for sale in a loud voice → obs.
1400 ► YELP to call out loudly or shrilly, to utter → obs.
1598 ► RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly
1623 ► ELATRATE to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently → obs.
1656 ► TARANTANTARIZE to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet
1660 ► BROLL to roar, to sound loud → obs.
1724 ► DUNDER to make a loud, deep, resounding noise; to reverberate, to rumble → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1765 ► OBSTREPERATE to make a loud noise, clamour, or outcry → obs.
1820 ► QUARK → QUAWK → QUORK to call out loudly but inarticulately → Eng. dial.
1821 ► RALLY to make a loud or sharp noise → Eng. dial.
1824 ► YAWP → YOWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine → Sc.
1824 ► YOPE to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine → Eng. dial.
1825 ► GAFF to babble, to chatter; to talk loudly and merrily → Sc. obs.
1835 ► YIMMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold → N. Ireland
1835 ► YOMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold → Sc.
1840 ► TARANTANTAR to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet
1856 ► BLARE to speak loudly, to shout in a rude or angry manner → Eng. dial.
1866 ► GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl → Sc.
1871 ► LAIG to talk loudly and foolishly; to gossip, to talk idly → Sc.
1875 ► GAPE to shout, to bawl, to talk loudly → Eng. dial.
1876 ► MOUTH-MAUL to talk loudly and abusively; to drawl; to speak indistinctly → Eng. dial.
1880 ► JOW to argue; to banter; to jaw; to talk loud and angrily → Amer. dial.
1887 ► BAIRGE → BERGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly → Sc.
1891 ► BLORT to bellow loudly, to make a loud noise; to cry → Eng. dial.
1892 ► SCALLIBRAT to scold; to use loud and vituperative language → Eng. dial.
1898 ► BAY to raise the voice loudly, generally in weeping → Sc. (Bk.)
1900 ► DINT to make a loud noise, to stun → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GAREY to talk loudly, to babble; to talk at the same time as another → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► YAR → YARR to cry; to shout; to speak loudly → Eng. dial.
1904 ► REEMISH → REMISH to make a loud, rumbling noise → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► NELL (AND TALK) to talk loudly or loquaciously → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► RAIRD to make a loud noise; to shout, to roar; to make a cracking sound → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► YARL to utter a loud, discordant sound; to bawl → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1934 ► TEAR THE TARTAN to talk loudly and volubly, to jabber away, to make a great clamour → Sc.
1935 ► KYOODLE to make a loud noise; to bark, to yap → Amer. dial. & colloq.
1949 ► YALDER to speak in a loud voluble manner → Sc.
1953 ► TAKE THE RAG OFF THE BUSH to behave in a loud and unrestrained fashion; to ‘carry on’ → Amer. dial.
1965 ► WAG ONE’S YAP to talk too much, or too loud → Amer. dial.
1967 ► TAKE THE RAG OFF to behave in a loud and unrestrained fashion; to ‘carry on’ → Amer. dial.
1970 ► SELL A WOLF (TICKET) → SELL A WOOF (TICKET) to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie → African-American sl.
1994 ► CRANK to turn up the volume of music to very loud → US sl.