All 4 Uses of
audible
in
The Bourne Supremacy
- 'Remarkable,' said McAllister, barely audible.†
Chpt 2 *audible = capable of being heard
- 'I want you to—' Her whisper fell below an audible level.†
Chpt 12
- Breathing rapidly, his lined face pale, the diplomat looked at the wall and spoke in a barely audible voice.†
Chpt 20
- He turned and spoke to Alex, his voice barely audible; it was the whisper of fear.†
Chpt 31
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."