lipreading
noun
lip·read·ing
ˈlip-ˌrē-diŋ 
: the interpreting of speech by watching the speaker's lip and facial movements without hearing the voice
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Instead, the completion was delayed, first for technical reasons (because of faulty sound recording, much of the dialogue had to be deciphered by means of lipreading) and then by conflicts over the edit, which led to the film switching producers and losing its distributor.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
King, if Arnold’s lipreading was correct, followed orders and locked in on Stewart who broke into the end zone only to plant and break back to the front pylon.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 9 Oct. 2022
Of course, this is based on a lipreading, so take it with a grain of salt.
—Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 10 June 2018
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
King, if Arnold’s lipreading was correct, followed orders and locked in on Stewart who broke into the end zone only to plant and break back to the front pylon.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 9 Oct. 2022
Of course, this is based on a lipreading, so take it with a grain of salt.
—Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 10 June 2018
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“Lipreading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lipreading. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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lipreading
noun
lip·read·ing
-ˌrēd-iŋ
: the interpreting of spoken words by watching the speaker's lip and facial movements without hearing the voice
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