: 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 …—
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au·di·bil·i·ty
ˌȯ-də-ˈbi-lə-tē
plural -es
: the quality or state of being audible
specifically
: the degree of intensity of a received radio signal estimated as the ratio of the current in the telephone receiver to that producing a signal that is sufficiently audible to permit the differentiation of telegraphic dot and dash elements of letters
Examples of audible in a Sentence
Adjective
Her voice was barely audible over the noise.
He let out an audible sigh.
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
The sounds of the forest are audible behind him.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian explained why the Longhorns called an audible from their spring plans.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Long seemed to fold in on herself, her shoulders drawn tight and her voice barely audible, as Coffey dissected each claim: How many times, exactly, was Long strangled to the point of unconsciousness?
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Throughout her practice, Mesiti probes unusual ways of communicating, both naturally occurring or performed, doing so without making use of audible words.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
The sounds of the forest are audible behind him.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
Two Patriots players were initially scheduled to speak to reporters Tuesday before Vrabel called an audible and addressed the media instead.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian explained why the Longhorns called an audible from their spring plans.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
Williams then audibled, and Loveland was split out wide against a Packers linebacker.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Long seemed to fold in on herself, her shoulders drawn tight and her voice barely audible, as Coffey dissected each claim: How many times, exactly, was Long strangled to the point of unconsciousness?
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Audible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audible. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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