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- noun Someone who is able to tell what a person is saying by looking at the motion of the lips (a technique use by the
deaf , although it can be learned by the hearing, calledlipreading ).
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Examples
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Evidently having nothing to do all day except push her book and twitter away has given Ms. Palin some false smug sense of superiority. lipreader
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The lipreader could barely follow it, evidently baffled by his mumbling into his beard.
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He had pulled off the headset and was mouthing some words that even an amateur lipreader could have figured out.
Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002
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She was a better lipreader than most of the girls.
A Maiden's Grave Deaver, Jeffery 1995
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After initially appearing nervous, he smiled broadly and cracked a joke to his father-in-law Michael before the ceremony started, saying "We're supposed to have just a small family affair", a lipreader claimed.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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A lipreader claimed Mr Cameron told Mr Clegg the Bill now had "nothing to do" with Mr Lansley when the pair were talking in public last week.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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A lipreader claimed Mr Cameron told Mr Clegg the Bill now had "nothing to do" with Mr Lansley when the pair were talking in public last week.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The Gloss editor Lilit Marcus 'mom, who's hard of hearing and an excellent lipreader, translated some of the dialogue for us - and it seems to be a battle over seating.
Crushable 2010
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It uses voice recognition that is as useful as a blind lipreader.
Mr. Cheap Stuff 2008
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It uses voice recognition that is as useful as a blind lipreader.
Mr. Cheap Stuff 2008
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