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- Loud and loudly: how to use them? [duplicate]
"Loud" is an example of a word that can be used as both an adjective and an adverb For example, people say: I like loud music [adjective] I play music loud [adverb] If you look at this google books search, you'll see plenty example of it being used as an adverb Further, Oxford Dictionaries even lists it as an adverb
- Were clothes called loud because they actually made a noise?
One early usage instance of loud referring to colors dates back to 1861, but its use is most likely earlier: A Manual of Artistic Colouring : So in painting should the “loud colours be united to the quiet” by interposition of the more positive or more broken An early usage of “loud clothes” is from 1867 from The College Courant:
- adjectives - More loudly vs louder. Correct usage - English . . .
The answer is 2 because more loudly is an adverb modifying the verb sing while the adjective louder modifies nouns and noun phrases
- Is there a specific name for that singular exhalation laugh that . . .
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
- Word for sound of a crowd talking all around you [closed]
Well, personally, I like din since it's always appropriate if the noise of a crowd is unpleasantly loud enough to be noticed in the first place As far as things people haven't already mentioned, there's also walla, rhubarb The radio, film, TV, and game industry jargon for indistinct crowd noise rumble, rumb ling
- synonyms - Words for different levels of crying - English Language . . .
Sobbing: Heavy crying with a large volume tears flowing steadily; Generally audible but not inappropriately loud Hyperventilate-Crying: Forceful crying causing heavy breathing, resulting in the inability to speak or produce sounds even resembling words Blubbering: Unattractive, loud crying Characterized by mutters, truncated, erratic
- What is the most suitable antonym for the word loud? [closed]
There is no such thing as "the antonym for the word loud", because Not every word has an antonym Most don't, in fact Some words have many antonyms Small has dozens, for instance There are many dimensions in which opposition may occur In the case of loud, one could be referring to excess noise, where silent or quiet would be opposites Or
- What are the words to express sobbing and crying sound?
Google doesn't help much What are the sounds (written in words) that people usually use to express their crying sobbing emotions such as in chat, social network? For example if I say, "I am sad [
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