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lip-read

/ ˈlɪpˌriːd /

verb

  1. to interpret (words) by lip-reading

“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


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It’s there when everybody coos at Han’s white cat making a surprise appearance — and even in how quickly they offer to lip-read and interpret Gladstone’s comments while she’s sorting out her mute button.

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Ms Dalby explained that when she herself had got tattoos on her back, she had been unable to lip-read, and some were not as described because English was her second language.

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"I'm socially active and I'm constantly having to lip-read. Being in group situations, I'm having to really focus on one person's voice, so I can miss out on many conversations."

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She doesn't understand why he can't simply lip-read everything: "It always seems like people can lip-read more in the movies."

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As a child, I learned to lip-read, to parse words from lip movements and shreds of residual hearing.

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