Definition of Lip-read

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

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

Definition of Lip-read

1. Verb. (alternative spelling of lipread) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lip-read

lionizer
lionizers
lionizes
lionizing
lionlike
lionly
lions
lionship
liothyronine
liotrix
liottite
lip-
lip-gloss
lip-lock
lip-read (current term)
lip-smacking
lip-smackingly
lip-strap
lip-straps
lip-sync
lip-synced
lip-synch
lip-syncing
lip-syncs
lip balm
lip bear
lip bears
lip bumper

Literary usage of Lip-read

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

1. The Association Review (1903)
"The latter—the scientific tutor—although he understood me nearly as well as the other, was, on the contrary, very difficult to lip-read, and consequently ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"The child is taught (a) to speak by seeing how his teacher speaks ; (It) to lip-read— that is, to read the speech of his teacher and others as expressed ..."

3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"The child is taught ( a ) to speak by seeing how his teacher sneaks ; ( b ) to lip-read— that is, to read the speech ot his teacher and others as expressed ..."

4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1919)
"These little tots lip-read twenty commands, and the names of thirty-five (35) ... They of course lip-read these words and write them. They also lip-read ..."

5. Report of the Proceedings (1902)
"Ability to speak and lip-read sufficiently well to converse on familiar subjects with intelligent strangers who have been previously initiated by mutual ..."

6. Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive by Dennis Moore (2000)
"If the client is hard of hearing or deaf and does not use sign language, he may request only to have a counselor whom he can lip-read. ..."

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