Snuff out Sentence Examples

Thingy, doohickey, thingamabob, whatchamacallit — there are many excellent words to call that thing you can’t quite describe. It’s usually accompanied by finger snapping and “You know … that thing!” But as satisfying as whoozit or doodad is to say, that random item you’re pointing at does have an actual name — and it’s probably a doozy.

The word aloud and the phrase out loud are very similar. Their spelling and pronunciation are similar, and they even look a lot alike in writing. Not all closely related words mean the same thing or can be used the same way, so it's natural to wonder how these terms are used.