lip reading

lip reading
n.
the act or skill of recognizing a speaker's words by watching the lip movements: it is taught esp. to the deaf

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  • lip reading — n. the act or skill of recognizing a speaker s words by watching the lip movements: it is taught esp. to the deaf …   English World dictionary

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