lipread

Thân thiện

She watches the speaker's face intently to lipread the words.

Definition

Verb: - To understand what someone is saying by watching the movements of their lips and face, without hearing the sound. This is a skill often used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Usage

• The verb "lipread" describes the action of interpreting speech visually. It is typically used in contexts involving communication with or by deaf individuals.
• It can be used in various tenses (e.g., lipreads, lipread, lipreading).
• Example:

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "To lipread someone": To interpret the speech of a specific person by watching their lips.
  • It's easier to lipread someone who speaks clearly and faces you directly.

Variants and Related Words

• Lipreading (n): The skill or activity of understanding speech by watching lip movements.
  • Lipreading is a valuable communication tool.
• Lip reader (n): A person who can lipread.
  • She is an expert lip reader.

Synonyms

• Speechread: A more precise synonym that includes watching facial expressions and gestures in addition to lip movements.

Notes

• "Lipread" is sometimes written as two words: "lip read". The skill is also commonly referred to as "speechreading," as it involves interpreting more than just lip movements (e.g., facial expressions, context).

Học thuật

Verb

1. interpret by lipreading; of deaf people

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lip-read
• speech-read