Lipread (Verb)
Meaning
Interpret by lipreading; of deaf people.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She had been deaf since birth and relied on her ability to lipread everyday conversations.
- The instructor teaching lipreading classes to the deaf students was extremely patient and experienced.
- The actress who played the role of a deaf character practiced lipreading with a tutor to get it right.
- Many deaf individuals use a combination of lipreading and sign language to communicate with hearing people.
- In noisy environments, the deaf person found it difficult to lipread the speaker due to the lack of visual cues.