speechreading

[ speech-ree-ding ]

/ ˈspitʃˌri dɪŋ /

noun

the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.

Words nearby speechreading

speech-reading, speechify, speechless, speechmaker, speechread, speechreading, speechway, speechwriter, speed, speed brake, speed bump

Compare lipreading.

Origin of speechreading

First recorded in 1890–95; speech + read¹ + -ing¹

Definition for speechreading (2 of 2)

speechread

[ speech-reed ]

/ ˈspitʃˌrid /

verb (used with or without object), speech·read [speech-red] /ˈspitʃˌrɛd/, speech·read·ing [speech-ree-ding] /ˈspitʃˌri dɪŋ/.

to comprehend by speechreading.

Compare lipread.

Origin of speechread

speech + read¹

OTHER WORDS FROM speechread

speech·read·er [speech-ree-der] /ˈspitʃˌri dər/, noun