Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold reading

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
cold read-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The technique, or an instance, of using likely guesses and assumptions, then narrowing in on any positive responses, in order to give the impression of having information about a person or event.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cold, reading.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

cold readings (plural)

Questions

What does cold reading mean?
The technique, or an instance, of using likely guesses and assumptions, then narrowing in on any positive responses, in order to give the impression of having information about a person or event.

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