All 4 Uses of
audible
in
Me Before You
- Outside, the rain beat on the windowpanes, just audible over the clatter of plates and cutlery.†
p. 31.6 *audible = capable of being heard
- Will let out an audible sigh.†
p. 166.9
- "Even your own," Mrs. Traynor murmured, adding more audibly, "You look very smart, darling."†
p. 282.0audibly = in a manner that can be heard
- With an audible groan, I scrambled up to be sick again.†
p. 393.4audible = 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."