reads someone's lips

A form of read someone's lips — To discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of read someone's lips
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