Definition of "lip-reading" [lip-reading]

• Reading or understanding what another says by observing the movements of his lips: used in regard to the instruction of the deaf and dumb. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "According to the poll, only a third of likely Republican voters say they will definitely support the candidate they are currently backing, with two-thirds saying they may change their minds.2.14pm: Whoever it is who makes the Bad Lip Reading videos have just put out another one – and it gives the lip-reading treatment to Mitt Romney:I think that's the best so far, partly because Romney is so awkward that it seems plausible."
• "As a result of this limitation, she has been going through memory enhancing and lip-reading training, but she is still quite unskilled in these aspects."
• "Medical mishap was followed by cultural suppression, as Terry was kept from learning sign language because the thinking of the times was that ASL was not a "real language" and lip-reading offered children a chance to be "normal"."