Foley

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfəʊlɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fō′lē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Fo•ley  (fō′lē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Cinemaof or pertaining to motion-picture sound effects or soundtracks:a Foley artist; the Foley editor.
  • after Jack Foley, sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s

Fo•ley  (fō′lē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Cinemaof or pertaining to motion-picture sound effects produced manually:a Foley artist; the Foley editor.
  • after Jack Foley, sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foley, foley artist /ˈfəʊlɪ/ n
  1. the US name for footsteps editor
Etymology: 20th Century: named after J.D. Foley (1891-1967), US sound editor
'Foley' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
footsteps editor - Foley catheter

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