to lip-read
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7.2
- verb
- /ˈlɪpˌrɛd/
- She is learning to lip-read so she can understand her friends better.
- lip-reading and sign language
Examples
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She's learning to speak and lip-read.
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Where'd you learn to lip read?
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How many kids do you know that can speak two languages and lip read, huh?
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"Well, actually, no, but I would advise him to learn to lip read."
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Ask if they need to lip-read.
Academic text (2011) -
Deaf parents were not opposed to the development of oral language or lip reading skills; some valued it highly.
Academic text (2014) -
Although he was competent at lip-reading and sign language, he said, "Communication is very important, and English is my first language."
Academic text (2005) -
Right now she speaks and lip-reads.
Blog text (23) -
Babies appear to lip-read as part of language acquisition.
Blog text (19) -
A few players wear hearing aids, and instructors must remember to face them when speaking to facilitate lip reading.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
11
5.7
To understand what someone says by watching their lips
To understand what someone says by watching their lips
To understand what someone says by watching their lips, face, and tongue movements
How Accurate
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Morphology
Etymology
Lip-read joins lip and read. It means to 'read' someone's lips — to look at mouth movements and understand spoken words, just like reading a page.