Both Uses of
audible
in
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
- "Only think of Elizabeth's including everybody!" whispered Mary very audibly.†
Chpt 22 *audibly = in a manner that can be heard
- Mrs Musgrove was giving Mrs Croft the history of her eldest daughter's engagement, and just in that inconvenient tone of voice which was perfectly audible while it pretended to be a whisper.†
Chpt 23audible = capable of being heard
Definitions:
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(1)
(audible as in: barely audible) capable of being heard
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In football, the term has come to include an instruction shouted from the line of scrimmage.
Recently, the word is also being used to indicate sounds that could be played on a phone or computer; for example "audibles include creative hellos that can be downloaded."