mindmap root((大声)) loud applies to any volume above normal and may suggest undue vehemence or obtrusiveness: a ~ obnoxious person. stentorian chiefly used of voices, implies great power and range: an actor with a ~ voice. earsplitting implies loudness that is physically oppressive and shrilly discomforting: the ~ sound of a siren. raucous implies a loud harsh grating tone, especially of voice, and may suggest rowdiness: a barroom filled with the ~ shouts of drunken revelers. strident implies a rasping discordant but insistent quality, especially of voice: the ~ voices of hecklers.