speed-read
or speed·read
[ speed-reed ]
/ ˈspidˌrid /
verb (used with or without object), speed-read [speed-red] /ˈspidˌrɛd/, speed-read·ing [speed-ree-ding] /ˈspidˌri dɪŋ/.
to read faster than normal, especially by acquired techniques of skimming and controlled eye movements.
OTHER WORDS FROM speed-read
speed-read·er [speed-ree-der] /ˈspidˌri dər/, nounWords nearby speed-read
speed skating,
speed trap,
speed up,
speed walking,
speed-dial,
speed-read,
speed-up,
speedball,
speedboat,
speedboating,
speeder
Example sentences from the Web for speed-read
In one, Hathaway races through a monologue, reading a teleprompter set to speed-read.
And so the brothers began to speed-read hundreds of biographies and books, compiling the anecdotes into a smorgasbord of trivia.