lip-reading

noun

1. a method used by deaf people to comprehend spoken words by interpreting movements of the speaker's lips Also calledspeech-reading

Derived Forms

• ˈlip-ˌreader, noun

Example Sentences

That's what The Twilight Saga: Eclipse sounds like when it's up to the clever Bad Lip Reading folks.

From The Daily Beast

In the early 80s, oralism (an educational technique with heavy emphasis on lip-reading and speech) was quite popular.

From The Daily Beast

You might change your mind after watching this hysterical lip-reading of New Moon.

From The Daily Beast

Beneath a light in the hall Gard told the deaf girl of the situation, for lip reading needs light.

From Project Gutenberg

My progress in lip-reading and speech was not what my teachers and I had hoped and expected it would be.

From Project Gutenberg

Mamise wished that she had studied lip-reading to get the details.

From Project Gutenberg

In the oral method articulation and lip-reading are chiefly relied upon; reading and writing are also adopted.

From Project Gutenberg

Lip-reading is, to the deaf, sign-reading with the disadvantage of being both microscopic and partially hidden.

From Project Gutenberg