Speech-read (Verb)
Meaning
Interpret by lipreading; of deaf people.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She developed the skill to speech-read so she could understand her deaf uncle during family gatherings.
- He learned to speech-read early in life as his mother had lost her hearing after an accident.
- During lectures, Emily found it difficult to speech-read her professor because of her thick beard.
- The new smartphone app allowed deaf people to speech-read in real-time and improve communication.
- Her friends were amazed by her ability to speech-read, especially in noisy environments.