Definition of Lipread

1. Verb. Interpret by lipreading; of deaf people.

Exact synonyms: Lip-read, Speech-read
Generic synonyms: Read
Derivative terms: Lipreading

Definition of Lipread

1. Verb. To know what a person is saying by watching how their lips move. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lipread

1. to understand spoken words by interpreting the lip movements of a speaker [v -READ, -READING, -READS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lipread

lipper
lippered
lippering
lippers
lippie
lippier
lippies
lippiest
lippiness
lippinesses
lipping
lippings
lippitude
lippitudes
lippy
lipread (current term)
lipreader
lipreaders
lipreading
lipreadings
lipreads
lipscombite
lipservice
lipslide
lipslides
lipstatin
lipstick

Literary usage of Lipread

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Communicating and Interacting with People Who Have Disabilities by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Not all people who are deaf or hard of hearing can lipread, but many do and some people do lipread quite well. ..."

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