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/ |
- lip-read (somebody/something) to understand what somebody is saying by watching the way their lips move
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