Foley Definition

fōlē
noun
A technical process by which sounds are created or altered for use in a film, video, or other electronically produced work.
American Heritage
A person who creates or alters sounds using this process.
American Heritage
adjective
Of or having to do with the creation or editing of sound effects for the soundtracks of films.
A foley walker dubs footsteps.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A surname​.

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Noun

Singular:
foley
Plural:
foleys

Origin of Foley

  • After Jack Foley (1891–1967), pioneering sound effect editor at Universal Studios in the 1930s

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Foley Sentence Examples

  • Foley Effects - Requiring precise synchronization, these sounds correspond to on screen actions, like footsteps.

  • The opening and closing of the turbo lift doors and the clicks and whistles of the bridge equipment as its being used are examples of Foley sound effects.

  • By 1629 Richard Foley had set up the first slitting mill in the Midlands at The Hyde.

  • Squelching back, they meet Foley, who pretends not to know Peter, much to Peter 's astonishment.

  • Open the aneurysm sac and control the suprarenal aorta with a Foley catheter balloon.

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