Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

read someone's lips

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
read- -some-one's lips
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.

verb

To pay close attention (often imperative).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

reads someone's lips (present, singular) reading someone's lips (participle, present)

Questions

What does read someone's lips mean?
To discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.

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