lipread

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lipread

/ˈlɪpɹiːd/
/ˈlɪpɹɛd/ past

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From lip + read.

verb lipreads · lipreading · lipread · lip-read · lip read

intransitive, transitive To determine a person's speech by watching the movement of their lips.

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verb determine what a person is saying by watching or observing the movement of their lips.

Español	leer los labios
Português	ler os lábios
Français	lire sur les lèvres
Deutsch	von den Lippen lesen

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"lipread." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lipread. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lipread. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lipread

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"lipread." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lipread.

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@misc{lipread_2026,
  title = {lipread},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lipread},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}