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lipread

[ lip-reed ]

verb (used with object)

, lip·read [lip, -red], lip·read·ing [lip, -ree-ding].
  1. 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], lip·read·ing [lip, -ree-ding].
  1. to use lipreading.
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Other Words From

  • lipreader noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lipread1

First recorded in 1890–95; lip + read 1

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