lipreading

6.2

Understanding what someone says by watching their lips move

noun
/ˈlɪpˌriːdɪŋ/

: lectura de labios

Children can benefit from lipreading techniques to enhance their understanding of spoken language.

Examples

During the lecture, he used lipreading to follow along with the speaker's words.
Sign language and lipreading will have the best results.

The Silent Child (2017)
I'm wondering if we should focus on the lipreading, rather than the sign language.

The Silent Child (2017)
She improved her communication skills by practicing lipreading in various group settings.

Surface Forms

lipreading singular

lipreadings plural

Morphology

lipreading = lipread (transparent) = lip + read + ing

Formed from the verb 'lipread' plus the productive verbal/noun-forming suffix '-ing'; the meaning (reading lips) is directly compositional.

Etymology

Lipreading comes from the parts lip and read, literally 'lip' + 'reading'. Think of it like 'reading' a book but the 'book' is a person's mouth, so lipreading means understanding speech by watching the lips move.