Eve: Could you please come and pick me up?
Jay sighed inaudibly/soundlessly, then responded...
Jay: I'm on my way.
Jay is talking to Eve on the phone and he sighs inaudibly/soundlessly so that she doesn't hear it. Are both "inaudibly" and "soundlessly" appropriate to use here?
anonymous Are both "inaudibly" and "soundlessly" appropriate to use here? No. Inaudibly is good.
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anonymous Are both "inaudibly" and "soundlessly" appropriate to use here?
No. Inaudibly is good. Soundlessly is not.