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lip-read

lip·read

lip-read

 
pronunciation:
lIp rid
part of speech: verb
inflections: lip-reads, lip-reading, lip-read
definition: to understand by looking at a speaker's lips instead of by hearing the words.
My cousin is deaf, but he lip-reads the news on television.
derivation: lip-reader (n.)