lipread

[ lip-reed ]
/ ˈlɪpˌrid /

verb (used with object), lip·read [lip-red] /ˈlɪpˌrɛd/, lip·read·ing [lip-ree-ding] /ˈlɪpˌri dɪŋ/.

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] /ˈlɪpˌrɛd/, lip·read·ing [lip-ree-ding] /ˈlɪpˌri dɪŋ/.

to use lipreading.
Compare speechread.

Origin of lipread

First recorded in 1890–95; lip + read1

OTHER WORDS FROM lipread

lip·read·er, noun

Words nearby lipread

lippizaner, lippmann, lippmann, walter, lippold, lippy, lipread, lipreading, lips are sealed, one's, lipschitz condition, lipscomb, lipstick