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Meanings of barely perceptible in English

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Usage of barely perceptible in English
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The movement is barely perceptible; the intervals of rest long and frequent.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
2
The other made a barely perceptible inclination of the head and departed.
A Far Country — Volume 1
3
Detecting such barely perceptible phenomena requires sensitive instruments, usually buried deep underground.
Wired
4
But by night, even in that brilliant moonlight, it was barely perceptible.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
5
His nod was barely perceptible... and it made her shiver with fear.
A Fortress of Grey Ice
6
He took a slight, barely perceptible bow when I approached his desk.
A killing night
7
A gentle, barely perceptible wind sighed among the leaves, like rustling silk.
The Last Trail
8
Most of these, however, were very slight, some of them barely perceptible.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
9
Marion seemed to be sleeping, with eyes closed and breathing barely perceptible.
Arctic chill
10
I tell Augustus this with a barely perceptible shake of my head.
Daughters of the Nile
11
Only then did Allday give a barely perceptible shake of the head.
The Darkening Sea
12
A barely perceptible shake of the head, though Jesse's lips were dry.
Dreamsnake
13
The River Master responded with a barely perceptible nod, but still said nothing.
The Black Unicorn
14
Both customs officers stiffened, their change in attitude barely perceptible, but there nonetheless.
The cabal
15
A distant, barely perceptible rumble seemed to come from behind us.
The Great Book of Amber
16
At first it's simply liquid plunging into liquid, a tiny puncture barely perceptible.
Radio NZ
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common