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- [lip-reed]
- /ˈlɪpˌrid/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lip-reed]
- /ˈlɪpˌrid/
Definitions of lipread word
- verb with object lipread to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made. 1
- verb without object lipread to use lipreading. 1
- noun lipread To know what a person is saying by watching how their lips move. 1
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Origin of lipread
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; lip + read1
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Parts of speech for Lipread
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lipread popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
lipread usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with lipread
- how to lipread?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with l
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