: heard or capable of being heard
spoke in a barely audible voice
American football
: a substitute offensive or defensive play called at the line of scrimmage
audibled; audibling
ˈȯ-də-b(ə-)liŋ 
American football
: to call an audible
Chicago quarterback Jim Harbaugh audibled to a pass play …—
Peter King
Peter KingExamples of audible in a Sentence
Adjective
Her voice was barely audible over the noise.
He let out an audible sigh.
Recent Examples on the WebDaniel Kohn, SPIN, 5 Apr. 2024
Coeur d’Alene Police said Wednesday a racial slur was clearly audible in at least one audio recording from late last month when members of the University of Utah women’s basketball program reported harassment downtown.
—Emma Epperly, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024
No Glass is audible in this vast sonic landscape, but its propulsion has minimalist roots and in the exquisite quiet center of its slow movement there is a kind of Glassian sentience.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Lima let out an audible shout before referee Chris Tognoni stopped the fight and announced that Severino had been disqualified from the fight, awarding the win to Lima.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Her voice was barely audible amid loud booms and explosions.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The latest model also has a LED safety light, doubling the protection visually, and a blaring alarm that the brand notes is audible up to 1,300 (or the length of four football fields).
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
In that case, DeepMind says the audio watermark shouldn’t be audible to a human ear and similarly shouldn’t disrupt a user’s listening experience.
—Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
The fans were generally well-behaved in my testing, barely audible at idle and only mildly so under load.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
And this mindset leads to greater confidence in decision making, preparing for what could come and being able to call the audible faster than competitors.
—Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
But instead, Orton’s rivalry with Paul was ignited by Paul himself, and that appears to be a late audible to the WrestleMania 40 card.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Despite the new passing concepts, philosophies and audibles, the team’s best play is still Jackson ad libbing, running around and giving his receivers time to get open.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Down Jodie Foster, Nyad Netflix called a post-TIFF audible, making Foster’s straight-shooting audience surrogate the face of the Nyad campaign.
—Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
Kansas City Chiefs fans are used to Patrick Mahomes’ improvisatory style, but last week, the team nearly called an audible on using the quarterback himself as their backup punter.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
Seconds later the fire dispatcher is punching the audibles for Company 100, Company 8, and Station 4, trailed by the warble that signifies an MVA, a motor-vehicle accident.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
That one, played nearly at the end of the night, seemed to have been called by Costello as an audible.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2023
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
So Lennon quickly apologized and audibled to introduce Charlo.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
Then a band of Royal Marines appeared in pith helmets, each stomp of their marching feet clearly audible.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
The sound got muffled, with lead guitarist Bob Stinson barely audible.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
Watson appeared to audible and Scott moved down near the line.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
Plus, Rodgers has always been good at protecting himself — audibling to quick passes, or throwing the ball away quickly to avoid sacks.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Sonifications have, in fact, already been used for research, including by the astrophysicist Wanda Díaz-Merced, who has been blind since her 20s and now works at the European Gravitational Observatory in Cascina, Italy.
SYSTEM Sounds isn’t the only group trying to make the cosmos audible.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 7 July 2023
Then, on May 24, two days before the end of the school year, sirens filled Main Street, audible from nearly every corner in town.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
Adjective
Kurt’s clever/cutting lyrics and singing style were now audible.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 5 Apr. 2024
Coeur d’Alene Police said Wednesday a racial slur was clearly audible in at least one audio recording from late last month when members of the University of Utah women’s basketball program reported harassment downtown.
—Emma Epperly, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024
No Glass is audible in this vast sonic landscape, but its propulsion has minimalist roots and in the exquisite quiet center of its slow movement there is a kind of Glassian sentience.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Lima let out an audible shout before referee Chris Tognoni stopped the fight and announced that Severino had been disqualified from the fight, awarding the win to Lima.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Her voice was barely audible amid loud booms and explosions.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The latest model also has a LED safety light, doubling the protection visually, and a blaring alarm that the brand notes is audible up to 1,300 (or the length of four football fields).
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
In that case, DeepMind says the audio watermark shouldn’t be audible to a human ear and similarly shouldn’t disrupt a user’s listening experience.
—Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
The fans were generally well-behaved in my testing, barely audible at idle and only mildly so under load.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
Above all, there is his humming and singing audible in the background.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
And this mindset leads to greater confidence in decision making, preparing for what could come and being able to call the audible faster than competitors.
—Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
But instead, Orton’s rivalry with Paul was ignited by Paul himself, and that appears to be a late audible to the WrestleMania 40 card.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Despite the new passing concepts, philosophies and audibles, the team’s best play is still Jackson ad libbing, running around and giving his receivers time to get open.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Down Jodie Foster, Nyad Netflix called a post-TIFF audible, making Foster’s straight-shooting audience surrogate the face of the Nyad campaign.
—Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
Kansas City Chiefs fans are used to Patrick Mahomes’ improvisatory style, but last week, the team nearly called an audible on using the quarterback himself as their backup punter.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
Seconds later the fire dispatcher is punching the audibles for Company 100, Company 8, and Station 4, trailed by the warble that signifies an MVA, a motor-vehicle accident.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
That one, played nearly at the end of the night, seemed to have been called by Costello as an audible.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2023
Verb
Sills is heard saying on the 911 call, his distraught children audible in the background.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
So Lennon quickly apologized and audibled to introduce Charlo.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
Then a band of Royal Marines appeared in pith helmets, each stomp of their marching feet clearly audible.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
The sound got muffled, with lead guitarist Bob Stinson barely audible.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
Watson appeared to audible and Scott moved down near the line.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
Plus, Rodgers has always been good at protecting himself — audibling to quick passes, or throwing the ball away quickly to avoid sacks.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Sonifications have, in fact, already been used for research, including by the astrophysicist Wanda Díaz-Merced, who has been blind since her 20s and now works at the European Gravitational Observatory in Cascina, Italy.
SYSTEM Sounds isn’t the only group trying to make the cosmos audible.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 7 July 2023
Then, on May 24, two days before the end of the school year, sirens filled Main Street, audible from nearly every corner in town.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
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