think aloud

Idioms  

1. Speak one's thoughts audibly, as in We need flour, sugar, butter—I'm just thinking aloud. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

The ex-president tends to think aloud and let us in on his deliberations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

When reading to your children, stop and think aloud.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2020

"He wanted to think aloud with me... This meant that he wanted to air his grievances," wrote the diplomat.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2017

It strikes me as rather mad that our candidates for commander in chief of the most powerful armed forces in the world don’t ever simply think aloud about this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 25, 2016

I have picked four passages of twenty-first-century prose, diverse in style and content, and will think aloud as I try to understand what makes them work.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker