audible
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Definition of audible
(Entry 1 of 3)
: heard or capable of being heard
spoke in a barely audible voice
audible
nounDefinition of audible (Entry 2 of 3)
American football
: a substitute offensive or defensive play called at the line of scrimmage
audible
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Definition of audible (Entry 3 of 3)
American football
: to call an audible
Chicago quarterback Jim Harbaugh audibled to a pass play …— Peter King
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Examples of audible in a Sentence
Adjective
Her voice was barely audible over the noise. He let out an audible sigh.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Whale calls are usually audible for miles, but the moos and grunts of the female southern right whales were barely audible over the pounding waves, often at very low decibel levels and less frequent then usual. — Fox News, "Some whales 'whisper' to their calves to evade predators," 16 July 2019 The stress in his voice was audible, but only later would the two men learn how bad things really were. — Stephen Witt, WIRED, "Apollo 11: Mission Out of Control," 24 June 2019 Griffin is paralyzed from the neck down and breathes with the aid of a respirator, which was audible during Wednesday's hearing, after being shot by Duwad Spaulding in 2011. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Quadriplegic Akron man sentenced to 17 years for orchestrating drug deals from bed," 11 June 2019 Voices of women across different countries in the EU are most audible when combined as a bloc; unifying their strength to fight for lasting legal and social change at a supra-national level that may not be possible when fighting on their own. — Phoebe Potter, refinery29.com, "Tory Leadership Candidates Calling Themselves "Feminist" Is Meaningless," 10 June 2019 The noise is constant, a steady chorus of barking and growling that is audible for blocks. — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's magazine, "Catechism of the Waters," 10 June 2019 The jumps in the track are audible as the harrowing story unfolds of how Jim kidnapped Dana. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "Review: In Lucas Hnath's 'Dana H.,' a kidnapping survivor's truth hides in the shadows," 3 June 2019 After a few minutes of conversation, Bening is barely audible as her audio cuts in and out. — Keaton Bell, Vogue, "Annette Bening on Returning to Broadway After 32 Years in All My Sons," 29 Apr. 2019 The crowd at the Fox Theatre had an audible reaction to it, and the people on Twitter apparently had their own as well. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Google reveals most-searched candidate during Wednesday debate," 1 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
And in middle school, the coaches introduced me to audibles and helped me in learning how to read (defensive) coverages. — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, "Air apparent: Aurora Christian coaches grooming sophomore Ethan Hampton to power passing attack," 14 July 2018 There’s going to be a lot more checks and audibles at the line of scrimmage. — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "'I can't wait:' Mitch Trubisky eager to learn Matt Nagy's 'tricky' offense," 20 Mar. 2018 The audibles vary with each game, and game location plays into it. — Scott Dochterman, ajc, "Iowa QB Nate Stanley has flexibility, confidence to make audible calls," 4 Oct. 2017 At Ole Miss, Patterson used the coaches on the sideline for checks and audibles. — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan football film study: Let's examine Shea Patterson," 14 Dec. 2017 But the Hawkeyes do have audibles at line of scrimmages. — Scott Dochterman, ajc, "Iowa QB Nate Stanley has flexibility, confidence to make audible calls," 4 Oct. 2017 Prescott did his best Peyton Manning impression, calling numerous audibles throughout the night. — Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, "Cowboys' 'Shanahan' audible not a shot at Kyle," 11 Sep. 2017 Slight alterations, audibles at the line of scrimmage and execution of those changes are what’s at stake. — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, "It’s not Doug Meacham’s insight into TCU offense that worries Gary Patterson," 16 Oct. 2017 Feeney said Manning was completely cooperative and did each pose enthusiastically, at one point even posing as if standing behind center, pointing and barking audibles. — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, "Unveiling of Manning statue will feel like Super Bowl for Indy sculptor," 3 Oct. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Towns is versatile enough to actually maneuver his way to the block from a variety of angles, and can audible into a different sort of offense if that opportunity disappears. — Ben Golliver And Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Top 100 NBA Players of 2018: Nos. 30-11," 13 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'audible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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audible
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English Language Learners Definition of audible
: heard or able to be heard
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audible
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Kids Definition of audible
: loud enough to be heard