"lipread" meaning in English

See lipread in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪpɹiːd/, /ˈlɪpɹɛd/ [participle, past] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lipread (infintive).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lipread (past).wav Forms: lipreads [present, singular, third-person], lipreading [participle, present], lipread [participle, past], lipread [past]
Etymology: lip + read Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lip|read}} lip + read Head templates: {{en-verb|lipreads|lipreading|lipread}} lipread (third-person singular simple present lipreads, present participle lipreading, simple past and past participle lipread)
  1. To determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move. Synonyms: lip-read Translations (determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move): odezírat (ze rtů) (Czech), mundaflæse (Danish), lukea huulilta (Finnish), lire sur les lèvres (French), von den Lippen lesen (German), szájról olvas (Hungarian), varalestur [masculine] (Icelandic), lese på lepper (Norwegian Bokmål), lese på munn (Norwegian Bokmål), leer los labios (Spanish)

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      "sense": "determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move",
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      "word": "lese på lepper"
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      "word": "lese på munn"
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