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Definition of lip-read verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lip-read

verb
 
/ˈlɪp riːd/
 
/ˈlɪp riːd/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lip-read
 
/ˈlɪp riːd/
 
/ˈlɪp riːd/
he / she / it lip-reads
 
/ˈlɪp riːdz/
 
/ˈlɪp riːdz/
past simple lip-read
 
/ˈlɪp red/
 
/ˈlɪp red/
past participle lip-read
 
/ˈlɪp red/
 
/ˈlɪp red/
-ing form lip-reading
 
/ˈlɪp riːdɪŋ/
 
/ˈlɪp riːdɪŋ/
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  1. lip-read (somebody/something) to understand what somebody is saying by watching the way their lips move
See lip-read in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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