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INAUDIBLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inaudibly mean?
• INAUDIBLY (adverb)
The adverb INAUDIBLY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: INAUDIBLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an inaudible manner
Context example:
she spoke inaudibly low
Antonym:
audibly (in an audible manner)
Pertainym:
inaudible (impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear)
Context examples
The pursed lips relaxed, and she sighed inaudibly.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
That's a useful accomplishment, which no woman should be without, said Mrs. March, laughing inaudibly at the recollection of Jo's dinner party, for she had met Miss Crocker and heard her account of it.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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