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reading lips

reading lips is the present participle and gerund of read lips.

Meaning of read lips

Verb

read lips (third-person singular simple present reads lips, present participle reading lips, simple past and past participle read lips)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To lipread.

Questions about reading lips

What is reading lips the present participle and gerund of?
Reading lips is the present participle and gerund of read lips.

Words near reading lips in the dictionary

  1. reading lamp
  2. reading lamps
  3. reading light
  4. reading lights
  5. reading like an open book
  6. reading lips
  7. reading list
  8. reading lists
  9. reading material
  10. reading materials
  11. reading minds

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