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lip–read

verb \ˈlip-ˌrēd\

: to understand what people are saying by watching the movement of their lips

lip–read\-ˌred\lip–read·ing\-ˌrē-diŋ\

Full Definition of LIP-READ

transitive verb

: to understand by lipreading

intransitive verb

: to use lipreading

— lip–read·er \-ˌrē-dər\ noun

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verb \ˈlip-ˌrēd\

lip–read \-ˌred\ lip–read·ing \-ˌrēd-iŋ\

transitive verb

: to understand by lipreading

intransitive verb

: to use lipreading

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