speechreading
[ speech-ree-ding ]
/ ˈspitʃˌri dɪŋ /
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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 hearing loss.
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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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Words nearby speechreading
speechless, speechmaker, speech organ, speech pathology, speechread, speechreading, speech recognition, speech sound, speech therapy, speechway, speechwriter
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