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lipreading

lip·read·ing
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lip-ree-ding]
    • /ˈlɪpˌri dɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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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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