lip-read
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It’s there when everybody coos at Han’s white cat making a surprise appearance — and even in how quickly they offer to lip-read and interpret Gladstone’s comments while she’s sorting out her mute button.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
She doesn't understand why he can't simply lip-read everything: "It always seems like people can lip-read more in the movies."
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2022
As for Varg, he’s such a sweetheart that he teaches his deaf dog to lip-read.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2019
For those whose preferred language is BSL, it's easy to sign or lip-read to each other via video services on the internet.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2014
It was as if she thought I was deaf and dumb and able to lip-read.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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