lipreading

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noun

The act of reading lips.

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Meanings

nounlipreading (uncountable)

alternative lip reading

  1. uncountableThe act of reading lips.

    Synonyms: speechreading

verb

alternative lip reading

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lipread

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of reading lips.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 讀脣語 /读唇语
  • 讀脣語 /读唇语 (dú chúnyǔ)the act of reading lips
Dutch spraakafzien, liplezen
  • spraakafzienthe act of reading lips
  • liplezenthe act of reading lips
Finnish huuliltaluku, huuliltalukeminen
  • huuliltalukuthe act of reading lips
  • huuliltalukeminenthe act of reading lips
French lecture labiale
  • lecture labialethe act of reading lips
German Lippenlesen
  • Lippenlesenthe act of reading lips
Greek διάβασμα των χειλιών, χειλεανάγνωση
  • διάβασμα των χειλιών (diávasma ton cheilión)the act of reading lips
  • χειλεανάγνωση (cheileanágnosi)the act of reading lips
Hungarian szájról olvasás
  • szájról olvasásthe act of reading lips
Italian lettura labiale, lettura della voce
  • lettura labialethe act of reading lips
  • lettura della vocethe act of reading lips
Japanese 読唇術
  • 読唇術 (dokushinjutsu)the act of reading lips
Portuguese leitura labial
  • leitura labialthe act of reading lips
Romanian labiolectură
  • labiolecturăthe act of reading lips
Spanish lectura de labios
  • lectura de labiosthe act of reading lips
Swedish läppavläsning, läppläsning
  • läppavläsningthe act of reading lips
  • läppläsningthe act of reading lips
Vietnamese đọc miệng
  • đọc miệngthe act of reading lips

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lipreading

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Cite this entry
APA

lipreading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipreading

MLA

“lipreading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipreading. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipreading,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipreading.

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