Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lip-ree-ding]
- /ˈlɪpˌri dɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lip-ree-ding]
- /ˈlɪpˌri dɪŋ/
Definitions of lipreading word
- noun lipreading the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made. 1
- verb with object lipreading to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made. 1
- verb without object lipreading to use lipreading. 1
- noun lipreading interpreting mouth movements 1
- noun lipreading The act of reading lips. 0
- verb lipreading present participle of lipread. 0
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Origin of lipreading
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; lipread + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lipreading
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lipreading popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lipreading usage trend in Literature
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