Lipread (verb)

1. To interpret or understand spoken words by watching the movements of a person's lips and face.
2. To interpret or understand speech by watching the movement of a person's lips and facial expressions.

Origin:

From the words "lip" meaning the fleshy parts surrounding the opening of the mouth and "read" meaning to interpret or understand something.

Examples:

1. The deaf person lipread the teacher's words.
2. The lipreading student was able to follow the class discussion.
3. The person lipread the speaker to understand the speech.
4. The lipreading technique helped the deaf person understand the conversation.
5. The lipreading expert was able to understand the speaker's words.