speed-read

or speed·read

[speed-reed]

verb (used with or without object), speed-read

[speed-red] /ˈspidˌrɛd/, speed-read·ing [speed-ree-ding] /ˈspidˌri dɪŋ/.

to read faster than normal, especially by acquired techniques of skimming and controlled eye movements.

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Related formsspeed-read·er [speed-ree-der] /ˈspidˌri dər/, noun

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Examples from the Web for speed-read

Contemporary Examples

In one, Hathaway races through a monologue, reading a teleprompter set to speed-read.
Are the Oscars Finally Cool?
Nicole LaPorte
February 25, 2011
And so the brothers began to speed-read hundreds of biographies and books, compiling the anecdotes into a smorgasbord of trivia.
Eating With the Stars
Kara Cutruzzula
August 3, 2010