loosened
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The beach had loudened up in thunder from end to end but the yelling Wooley as it met the cliffs and howled inland almost drowned the thunder of the waves.
From The Beach of Dreams by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
The grumble of the Wanderer's jets loudened, softened, spluttered, loudened again.
From The Lonely Ones by Ludwig, Edward W.
The boy dropped to his seat, dropped his chin in both hands as though to keep his face hidden, but as the sound of her coming loudened he simply could not help lifting his head.
From The Heart of the Hills by Fox, John
Then he walked up to the curtain whereupon Jinns and Ifrits appeared from every site and side, and voices and shrieks so loudened in his ears that his wits well-nigh flew from his head.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Then a hoarse murmur rose, loudened into thunder, and ended in a frightful—boom!
From Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
