perceptibly

[US]/pə'septəbli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a way that is able to be noticed or felt

Example Sentences

The temperature dropped perceptibly as the sun went down.

She could perceptibly feel the tension in the room.

His voice trembled perceptibly as he spoke about the accident.

The music grew perceptibly louder as the concert progressed.

Her excitement was perceptibly visible in her eyes.

The tension in the room increased perceptibly as the argument escalated.

The sky darkened perceptibly as the storm approached.

The smell of fresh bread was perceptibly strong in the bakery.

The tension between the two leaders was perceptibly high during the meeting.

The baby's crying grew perceptibly louder as the night went on.

Real-world Examples

I watched as his golden eyes grew perceptibly darker day by day.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Minute after minute passed by, perhaps ten minutes passed, and the shadow on the moon perceptibly widened.

Source: Returning Home

The jerks perceptibly diminished; as the sled gained momentum, he caught them up, till it was moving steadily along.

Source: The Call of the Wild

But as Babbitt told me, " They're all coming around. The attitudes in the environmental community are perceptibly changing."

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

Lady Constantine perceptibly paled. 'Young men what'? she asked. 'Say that again'.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

The three young men started and the gentleman referred to winced perceptibly.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

Then the curtain moved more perceptibly, and the woman in the bed put it back, and sat up.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

He pushed back his hair with a hand that shook perceptibly, and looked up at her, smiling.

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

But towards the middle of October the resolution began to dwindle perceptibly, and showed dangerous symptoms of exhaustion.

Source: Adam Bede (Volume Four)

She was perceptibly smaller in form than when he had left her, and she could see less distinctly.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

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