All 5 Uses of
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- Her voice is barely audible.†
Chpt 3audible = capable of being heard
- When she talks she breathes in audibly through her front teeth, making "ff" sounds.†
Chpt 11audibly = in a manner that can be heard
- An almost inaudible whimper or sob was drowned in her chest.†
Chpt 11inaudible = not capable of being heardstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inaudible means not and reverses the meaning of audible. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- On the last night of Aunt Emily's stay, there is a barely audible whispering that keeps me awake wondering late into the night.
Chpt 33 *audible = capable of being heard
- "Well," he says in an audible voice.†
Chpt 33