- to interpret (words) by lip-reading
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lip•read
(lip′rēd′),USA pronunciation v., -read (-red′),USA pronunciation -read•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
lip′read′er, n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026v.t.
- Linguisticsto understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
v.i.
- Linguisticsto use lipreading. Cf. speechread.
- lip + read1 1890–95
lip•read•ing /ˈlɪpˌridɪŋ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
lip•read•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Linguisticsa method of understanding spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
lip•read•er, n. [countable]
lip•read•ing
(lip′rē′ding),USA pronunciation n.
- Linguisticsthe reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made. Cf. speechreading.
- lipread + -ing1 1870–75
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lip-read /ˈlɪpˌriːd/ vb ( -reads, -reading, -read /-ˈrɛd/)
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