lip-read
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From BBC
"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."
From BBC
She doesn't understand why he can't simply lip-read everything: "It always seems like people can lip-read more in the movies."
From Salon
As a child, I learned to lip-read, to parse words from lip movements and shreds of residual hearing.
From New York Times
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