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See: THINK ALOUD or THINK OUT LOUD.

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think aloud

[think aloud] or [think out loud] {v.} To say what you are thinking. * /"I wish I had more money for Christmas presents," Father thought aloud. "What did you say?" […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

loud

[loud] See: [ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS], [FOR CRYING OUT LOUD], [OUT LOUD], [THINK ALOUD] or [THINK OUT LOUD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

out loud

[out loud] {adv. phr.} In an ordinary speaking voice and not whispering or talking quietly; so everybody can hear; aloud. * /The teacher read the final grades out loud./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

think out loud

[think out loud] See: [THINK ALOUD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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