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audible

[ aw-duh-buhl ]

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.

audible

/ ˈɔːɪə /

adjective

  1. perceptible to the hearing; loud enough to be heard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. American football a change of playing tactics called by the quarterback when the offense is lined up at the line of scrimmage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܻ徱ˈٲ, noun
  • ˈܻ徱, adverb
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Other yvlog 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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of audible1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Late Latin ܻī, from Latin ܻī() “to hear” + -bilis -ble
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of audible1

C16: from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin ܻī to hear
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Idioms and Phrases

  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.

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Example Sentences

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The entire crowd unleashed audible astonishment when Mara unleashed another putback dunk.

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Trinity House, which manages more than 60 lighthouses across the UK, said there was an issue with the "audible hazard warning signal" on Longships.

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There were audible groans at points as Fin Smith and Alex Mitchell took to the skies, rather than spin wide.

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The tribunal was halted on multiple occasions by people viewing the case online not switching their cameras or audio off, meaning various noise was audible, including a baby crying at one stage.

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When Penn State rolled off the first eight points of the second half inside Pauley Pavilion, the Nittany Lions trailed by just five points and there was audible unease among fans.

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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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