I. ˈȯdəbəl adjective
Etymology: Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire to hear + -ibilis -ible; akin to Greek aiein to hear, aisthanesthai to perceive, Sanskrit āvis evidently, Avestan āviš, Old Slavic avĕ, javĕ evident
: capable of being heard : actually heard
he spoke in an audible whisper
• au·di·ble·ness noun -es
I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: audible , adjective
: a substitute offensive play or defensive formation called at the line of scrimmage in football
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to call an audible
audibled to a long pass play that fell incomplete — David Boyce