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audible

American  
[aw-duh-buhl] / ˈɔ də bəl /

adjective

  1. loud enough to be heard; able to be heard.

    The pun brought an audible groan from his colleague.

    When I’m working in the basement, the sound of the traffic is barely audible.

noun

  1. Also called automatic, checkoff.  Football. a play called aloud by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as a result of a change in strategy.

    The quarterback called an audible that sent the running back past the other offensive guard.

    Cheering by the fans made it hard for either team to hear any audibles.

idioms

  1. call an audible, to make a last-minute change of plan in response to circumstances, new information, etc..

    Instead of the first song on their set list, the band called an audible and played one that was known to be especially popular on campus.
audible British  
/ ˈɔːdɪbəl /

adjective

  1. perceptible to the hearing; loud enough to be heard

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noun

  1. American football a change of playing tactics called by the quarterback when the offense is lined up at the line of scrimmage

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Other Word Forms

  • audibility noun
  • audibleness noun
  • audibly adverb
  • nonaudibility noun
  • nonaudible adjective
  • nonaudibleness noun
  • nonaudibly adverb
  • quasi-audible adjective
  • quasi-audibly adverb
  • subaudibility noun
  • subaudible adjective
  • subaudibleness noun
  • subaudibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of audible

First recorded in 1520–30; from Late Latin audībilis, from Latin audī(re) “to hear” + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

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“I don’t like thunder. It scares me,” said the caribou in a voice that was barely audible.

From Literature

“These people are crazy, I’m telling you. We’re lucky we have a country with people like this,” he said, over audible heckling about the Epstein files.

From Salon

"When I was made aware it was audible on iPlayer, I asked for it to be taken down."

From BBC

The shout was audible in the broadcast, although many viewers would have struggled to make out the word.

From BBC

The safe beeped, then there was audible click.

From Literature

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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