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audile

adjective

ˈȯ-ˌdī(-ə)l How to pronounce audile (audio)
Definition of audilenext
as in auditory
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing the claim that a blind person has an enhanced audile capability

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  1. auditory
  2. acoustic
Adjective
  • Not an app, but a physical machine stationed on set that set off auditory flatulence to help break the tension during dramatic scenes.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The full textile experience, after all, is multisensory—visual, tactile, and sometimes auditory (think of taffeta’s distinctive rustle).
    — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of auditory
Adjective
  • The hour captures Strings and his four-piece acoustic band — mandolin, upright bass, banjo and fiddle — in classic picking session formation, with a setlist that also includes selections from 2021’s Renewal.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With its fragile acoustic melodies, desolate lyrics, and spare, subtle studio accompaniment, Ride Lonesome is like Nick Drake’s mumble-folk masterpiece Bryter Layter as the work of a lovelorn Laurel Canyon soft-rock poet.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of acoustic
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“Audile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audile. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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