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Definition of lip-read verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lip-read

verb

NAmE//ˈlɪp rid//

[intransitive, transitive] lip-read (somebody)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they lip-read he / she / it lip-reads past simple lip-read -ing form lip-reading

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to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move

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noun [uncountable]See lip-read in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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