speechreading

[ speech-ree-ding ]
/ ˈspitʃˌri dɪŋ /

noun

the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
Compare lipreading.

Origin of speechreading

First recorded in 1890–95; speech + read1 + -ing1

Definition for speech-reading (2 of 2)

speechread
[ speech-reed ]
/ ˈspitʃˌrid /

verb (used with or without object), speech·read [speech-red] /ˈspitʃˌrɛd/, speech·read·ing [speech-ree-ding] /ˈspitʃˌri dɪŋ/.

to comprehend by speechreading.
Compare lipread.

Origin of speechread

OTHER WORDS FROM speechread

speech·read·er [speech-ree-der] /ˈspitʃˌri dər/, noun

British Dictionary definitions for speech-reading

speech-reading

noun

another name for lip-reading