Both Uses of
audible
in
Black: The Birth of Evil
- Tom sighed audibly and walked back to the waiting chairs.†
Chpt 12 *audibly = in a manner that can be heard
- He was vaguely aware of the low groan that broke from his lips, barely audible above the falling water.†
Chpt 20audible = 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."