Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

Foley

American  
[foh-lee] / ˈfoʊ li /

adjective

  1. of or relating to motion-picture sound effects produced manually.

    a Foley artist.
foley British  
/ ˈfəʊlɪ /

noun

  1. films the US name for footsteps editor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Foley

After Jack Foley, sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“I can’t imagine the courage it takes to run towards a situation like that and not away from it, but thank God they ran toward it,” said San José Vice Mayor Pam Foley.

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement, CEO Brendan Foley cited headwinds caused by “global trade dynamics.”

From Barron's

In a statement, CEO Brendan Foley cited headwinds caused by “global trade dynamics.”

From Barron's

In a statement, CEO Brendan Foley cited headwinds caused by “global trade dynamics.”

From Barron's

In a statement, CEO Brendan Foley cited headwinds caused by “global trade dynamics.”

From Barron's

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.