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What are sounds above the human audible range called?

audible

[aw-duh-buhl] / ΛˆΙ” dΙ™ bΙ™l /


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“Good morning, your honor,” Navarrete said, her voice barely audible over the air conditioning blasting in her office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

He was the last speaker of the three-hour event, and thunder had been audible outside for over an hour.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Chelsea's stadium announcer then opted against reading out the names of the substitutes shortly before the match, but there were audible boos when Fernandez came on in the 62nd minute.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Not realising they were audible even leaning out of windows or in the garden, the prisoners let slip secrets, including details of the development of the first ballistic missiles, V-2s.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The wall of a tent leans up over my face, not visible but audible, a slanting plane of faint sound: the susurrus of blown snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Rapp has been calling plays since he was a 7-year-old peewee quarterback performing audibles at the line of scrimmage.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022

“Every day, teachers call audibles at the line of scrimmage, figuring out what materials and words will work,” Mr. Pondiscio said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021

So Brady’s teammates won’t have a hard time hearing audibles.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 8, 2021

“I’ve come a long way I think just in my total grasp in what we’re trying to do, all the calls, all the checks and everything else, audibles and stuff like that,” Barkley said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2019

Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than audibles.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster




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