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speedreading

speedreading is the alternative form of speed reading.

speedreading is the present participle and gerund of speedread.

Meaning of speed reading

Noun

speed reading (uncountable)

  1. The skill of reading a text at a faster speed than average while still maintaining comprehension of the material that is read.

Meaning of speedread

Verb

speedread (third-person singular simple present speedreads, present participle speedreading, simple past and past participle speedread)

  1. (ambitransitive) To read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read.
    • She picks it up and speedreads: Dear Momma, I have always felt that I've disappointed you. I have always tried not to disappoint you. [...]1986, Gabrielle Burton, Heartbreak Hotel

Questions about speedreading

What is speedreading the alternative form of?
Speedreading is the alternative form of speed reading.

Words near speedreading in the dictionary

  1. speedpaints
  2. speedran
  3. speedread
  4. speedreader
  5. speedreaders
  6. speedreading
  7. speedreads
  8. speedrun
  9. speedrunnable
  10. speedrunned
  11. speedrunner

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Adapted from Wiktionary: speedreading (page history and authors); speed reading (page history and authors); speedread (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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