lipread

English

/ˈlɪpɹiːd/, /ˈlɪpɹɛd/

verb
Definitions
  • To determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move.

Etymology

Compound from English lip (verbal impertinence, backtalk, fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth) + English read.

Origin

English

read

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