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audible
[ aw-duh-buhl ]
adjective
- 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
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.
audible
/ ˈɔːɪə /
adjective
- perceptible to the hearing; loud enough to be heard
noun
- American football a change of playing tactics called by the quarterback when the offense is lined up at the line of scrimmage
Derived Forms
- ˌܻ徱ˈٲ, noun
- ˈܻ徱, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·徱···ٲ [aw-d, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], ·徱··Ա noun
- ·徱· adverb
- non··徱···ٲ noun
- ԴDz··徱· adjective
- non··徱··Ա noun
- non··徱· adverb
- ܲ·-·徱· adjective
- qua·si-·徱· adverb
- sub··徱···ٲ noun
- ܲ··徱· adjective
- sub··徱··Ա noun
- sub··徱· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of audible1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
Example Sentences
The sounds of a scuffle and a dog barking are audible before Valdez says, “You’re hurting me.”
"City staff have disabled the audible feature until further repairs can be made," she said.
The entire crowd unleashed audible astonishment when Mara unleashed another putback dunk.
Trinity House, which manages more than 60 lighthouses across the UK, said there was an issue with the "audible hazard warning signal" on Longships.
There were audible groans at points as Fin Smith and Alex Mitchell took to the skies, rather than spin wide.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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