speech read
past tense of speech-read
/ˈspitʃˌrid/
verb
- To understand what someone is saying by watching the movements of their lips, face, and tongue, often used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- She learned to speech-read as a child to communicate with her deaf parents.
- In the noisy room, he tried to speech-read his friend across the table.
- The therapist taught the patient how to speech-read more effectively during conversations.
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