lipread

[ lip-reed ]

/ ˈlɪpˌrid /

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verb (used with object), lip·read

[lip-red], /ˈlɪpˌrɛd/, lip·read·ing

[lip-ree-ding]. /ˈlɪpˌri dɪŋ/.

to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.

verb (used without object), lip·read

[lip-red], /ˈlɪpˌrɛd/, lip·read·ing

[lip-ree-ding]. /ˈlɪpˌri dɪŋ/.

to use lipreading.

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Origin of lipread

First recorded in 1890–95; lip + read¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lipread

lipreader, noun

How to use lipread in a sentence

There was nobody that I read who was like, “This is just… whatever.”
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If you read the reactions, she was billed as ‘Beauty and Brains.’
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Another read: “We need leaders who will stand against Common Core.”
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But Mrs. Dodd, the present vicar's wife, retained the precious prerogative of choosing the book to be read at the monthly Dorcas.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Now first we shall want our pupil to understand, speak, read and write the mother tongue well.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Davy read this over two or three times, in the greatest perplexity, and then gave it up in despair.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
A true history of the Merrill Horse, and the adventures of its different members, would read like the most exciting fiction.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for lipread

lip-read

/ (ˈlɪpˌriːd) /

verb -reads, -reading or -read (-ˈrɛd)

to interpret (words) by lip-reading

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