speed-read

or speed·read

[ speed-reed ]

verb (used with or without object)

speedread [speed, -red],speedreading [speed, -ree-ding].

1. to read faster than normal, especially by acquired techniques of skimming and controlled eye movements.

Other Words From

• speed-read·er [speed, -ree-der], noun

Example Sentences

Our speed read of Bradlee on everything from Watergate to Katharine Graham.

From The Daily Beast

We speed read the tome and pulled out the most interesting bits.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast speed-read the book, which is out today, to cull the biggest, juiciest revelations.

From The Daily Beast

In one, Hathaway races through a monologue, reading a teleprompter set to speed-read.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast presents our speed read, from the drugs to the women to where their name comes from.

From The Daily Beast