lipread

[ lip-reed ]

verb (used with object)

, lip·read [lip, -red], lip·read·ing [lip, -ree-ding].

1. to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.

verb (used without object)

, lip·read [lip, -red], lip·read·ing [lip, -ree-ding].

1. to use lipreading.

Other Words From

• lipreader noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lipread¹

First recorded in 1890–95; lip + read ¹