lipread

[ lip-reed ]

/ ˈlɪpˌrid /

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

to use lipreading.

Compare speechread.

Origin of lipread

First recorded in 1890–95; lip + read¹

lip·read·er, noun

This lip-read video clarifies what NFL football players, coaches and referees are actually talking about on the field.

Puppies, the Fresh Prince, the NRA and More Viral Videos |The Daily Beast |January 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She camouflaged her disability by learning to lip-read in multiple languages.

12 Juicy Bits From the Prince Philip Biography |Tom Sykes |November 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
After a moment, the psychologist turned his head to the doctor and Bennington lip-read the word, "hypno."

Take the Reason Prisoner |John Joseph McGuire
They can gain knowledge by sight, he maintained; can write, converse by signs, speak and lip-read.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 |Various

Mrs. Ambrose thought he was talking about domestic servants, because she had lip-read the word "cook."

The House by the River |A. P. Herbert

lip-read

/ (ˈlɪpˌriːd) /

to interpret (words) by lip-reading