hardly register

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

To almost not notice or perceive something.

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Examples (10)

  • The faint whisper would hardly register above the crowd's roar.
  • His polite objection seemed to hardly register with the dominant group.
  • The subtle change in the painting might hardly register to an untrained eye.
  • During the intense debate, her quiet remark could hardly register.
  • The tiny improvement in performance will hardly register on the overall system speed.
  • She was so absorbed in her book that the passing car could hardly register.
  • The new policy's impact on small businesses will hardly register at first.
  • Even a significant price drop might hardly register with luxury consumers.
  • The distant rumbling thunder did hardly register until the storm was much closer.
  • He found it frustrating that his persistent warnings seemed to hardly register.