louden
UK/ˈlaʊdn̩/
louden verb: to become louder.
Verb
louden (third-person singular simple present loudens, present participle loudening, simple past and past participle loudened)
- To become louder.
- The shouts of the bookies were now loudening outside in the sunlight, and when I'd slipped on my raincoat we went out to see what we could of the Light Weight Race.1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 167
Proper noun capitalized: Louden
Louden (countable and uncountable, plural Loudens)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, United States.
Forms of louden
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | loudens |
| present participle | loudening |
| past participle | loudened |
| past | loudened |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Loudens |
| alternative form | Loudon |
Origin of louden
From loud + -en.
Scottish habitational surname, from the parish of Loudoun, in East Ayrshire.
Words formed from louden
Words that rhyme with louden
Questions about louden
- What does louden mean?
- Louden means to become louder.
- What part of speech is louden?
- Louden can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce louden?
- Louden is pronounced /ˈlaʊdn̩/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of louden?
- The past tense of louden is loudened.
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