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loud | kerslap |

As a proper noun loud

is .

As a noun kerslap is

a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.

As an adverb kerslap is

with a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.

loud

English

Alternative forms

* lowd (obsolete)

Adjective

(er)
  • (of a sound) Of great intensity.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=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, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}
  • Noisy.
  • * Bible, Proverbs vii. 11
    • She is loud and stubborn.
  • Not subtle or reserved, brash.
  • Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.

    • Synonyms

    * garish, gaudy

    Antonyms

    * (sound) quiet, soft * (person) quiet

    Derived terms

    * aloud * loudhailer * loudly * loudmouth * loudness * loudspeaker

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Loudly.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    kerslap

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sudden slap or loud slapping blow.
  • * 1996 , T. A. Barron, The Merlin Effect :
    • Kate's brow furrowed, as she listened to the kerslap', ' kerslap of the waves on the hull.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.