lip-read

lip-read
lip-reads, lip-reading
(The form lip-read is pronounced [[t]lɪ̱priːd[/t]] when it is the present tense, and [[t]lɪ̱pred[/t]] when it is the past tense and past participle.)
If someone can lip-read, they are able to understand what someone else is saying by looking at the way the other person's lips move as they speak, without actually hearing any of the words.

They are not given hearing aids or taught to lip-read.

Derived words:
lip reading N-UNCOUNT

The teacher should not move around too much as this makes lip reading more difficult.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • lip-read — [lip′rēd΄] vt., vi. lip read [lip′red΄] lip reading to recognize (a speaker s words) by lip reading lip reader n …   English World dictionary

  • lip-read — lip .rēd vb, read .red; read·ing .rēd iŋ vt to understand by lipreading vi to use lipreading …   Medical dictionary

  • lip-read — (v.) 1880, back formation from lip reading, which is attested from 1852 in writings on educating deaf mutes; from LIP (Cf. lip) (n.) + READING (Cf. reading) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lip-read — [ˈlıp ri:d] v [I and T] to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move, because you cannot hear them >lip reading n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lip-read — [ lıp ,rid ] verb intransitive or transitive to look at someone s lips in order to understand what they are saying because you cannot hear them ╾ lip reading noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lip-read — ► VERB ▪ understand speech from observing a speaker s lip movements. DERIVATIVES lip reader noun …   English terms dictionary

  • lip-read — verb interpret by lipreading; of deaf people • Syn: ↑lipread, ↑speech read • Derivationally related forms: ↑lipreading (for: ↑lipread) • Hypernyms: ↑read …   Useful english dictionary

  • lip-read — UK [ˈlɪp ˌriːd] / US [ˈlɪp ˌrɪd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms lip read : present tense I/you/we/they lip read he/she/it lip reads present participle lip reading past tense lip read past participle lip read to look at someone s lips… …   English dictionary

  • lip-read — [c]/ˈlɪp rid / (say lip reed) verb (lip read /ˈlɪp rɛd/ (say lip red), lip reading) –verb (t) 1. to understand (spoken words) by watching the movement of a speaker s lips. –verb (i) 2. to read lips …  

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