1. A method, comprising: using a processor on an electronic device to: detect the occurrence of a user interface event requesting audio feedback on the electronic device at a first time; identify a plurality of audio items associated with the user interface event, wherein each of the plurality of audio items has a different level of verbosity; select a first audio item from the plurality of audio items that corresponds to a first desired verbosity level determined based at least partially upon whether the user interface event previously occurred within a particular time interval prior to the first time; and provide the audio feedback by playing back the selected first audio item on the electronic device using an audio output device.