audibled
Changed play vocally
Audibled is the past tense of audible, a verb from American football meaning to change the play at the line of scrimmage.
The quarterback audibles when he reads the defense and calls a new play before the snap.
The term has spread beyond sports to mean making a last-minute change to any plan: We were going to order pizza but audibled to Thai food.
quarterback
Passing position in football
- snapSudden sharp sound
- playRecreation or staged drama
- line of scrimmageFootball's pre-snap boundary
Peyton Manning · NFL · huddle · no-huddle · offense · defense · blitz · coverage · shotgun · cadence
changed
Made or became different
switched · called · shifted · modified · altered · deviated · redirected · improvised · rerouted · recalibrated
- barely audibleAlmost too quiet
- call an audibleAlter plans mid-execution
- audible alarmSound-based warning signal
- audible signalSound conveying information