as in aloud
with one's normal voice speaking the words
don't mumble your lines—speak audibly so the audience can hear you
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Recent Examples of audibly
Chase Infiniti jumped and audibly screamed onstage as the actors and filmmakers embraced and celebrated the final win of the night.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
There's something so timeless and romantic about hair that almost audibly tumbles down one's back.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Mar. 2026
This was the first time in a long time that a Leeds side left the Elland Road crowd audibly frustrated, groaning at every backwards pass or defensive slip-up.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
His leather jacket creaked audibly.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
If a family member hints about a sore topic or a roommate is audibly worried about space or bills, talk to them about it.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
The officer whose bodycam recorded the shooting audibly sighed after the gunshot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the background, the person filming reacted audibly to what had happened.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
But even in Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Middle Eastern makams press audibly against Byzantine chant and Western diatonic systems.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
There's something so timeless and romantic about hair that almost audibly tumbles down one's back.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Mar. 2026
This was the first time in a long time that a Leeds side left the Elland Road crowd audibly frustrated, groaning at every backwards pass or defensive slip-up.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
His leather jacket creaked audibly.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
If a family member hints about a sore topic or a roommate is audibly worried about space or bills, talk to them about it.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
The officer whose bodycam recorded the shooting audibly sighed after the gunshot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the background, the person filming reacted audibly to what had happened.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
But even in Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Middle Eastern makams press audibly against Byzantine chant and Western diatonic systems.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audibly
aloud
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The video showed voter data from San Luis Obispo County that was both visible and, as details were spoken aloud, audible in the footage.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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In a Santa Monica courtroom, Spacey was asked to read part of the summary of his diagnosis aloud.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Audibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audibly. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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