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loud·en

 (loud′n)
tr. & intr.v. loud·ened, loud·en·ing, loud·ens
To make or become louder.
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louden

(ˈlaʊdən)
vb
to make or become louder
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

loud•en

(ˈlaʊd n)
v.t.
1. to make loud.
v.i.
2. to become loud.
[1795–1805]
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louden


Past participle: loudened
Gerund: loudening

Imperative
louden
louden
Present
I louden
you louden
he/she/it loudens
we louden
you louden
they louden
Preterite
I loudened
you loudened
he/she/it loudened
we loudened
you loudened
they loudened
Present Continuous
I am loudening
you are loudening
he/she/it is loudening
we are loudening
you are loudening
they are loudening
Present Perfect
I have loudened
you have loudened
he/she/it has loudened
we have loudened
you have loudened
they have loudened
Past Continuous
I was loudening
you were loudening
he/she/it was loudening
we were loudening
you were loudening
they were loudening
Past Perfect
I had loudened
you had loudened
he/she/it had loudened
we had loudened
you had loudened
they had loudened
Future
I will louden
you will louden
he/she/it will louden
we will louden
you will louden
they will louden
Future Perfect
I will have loudened
you will have loudened
he/she/it will have loudened
we will have loudened
you will have loudened
they will have loudened
Future Continuous
I will be loudening
you will be loudening
he/she/it will be loudening
we will be loudening
you will be loudening
they will be loudening
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been loudening
you have been loudening
he/she/it has been loudening
we have been loudening
you have been loudening
they have been loudening
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been loudening
you will have been loudening
he/she/it will have been loudening
we will have been loudening
you will have been loudening
they will have been loudening
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been loudening
you had been loudening
he/she/it had been loudening
we had been loudening
you had been loudening
they had been loudening
Conditional
I would louden
you would louden
he/she/it would louden
we would louden
you would louden
they would louden
Past Conditional
I would have loudened
you would have loudened
he/she/it would have loudened
we would have loudened
you would have loudened
they would have loudened
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.louden - become louder; "The room loudened considerably"
louden - cause to become loud
change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
2.louden - cause to become loud
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
louden - become louder; "The room loudened considerably"
silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
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