read lips

read someone's lips

to manage to understand speech by watching and interpreting the movements of the speaker's lips. I couldn't hear her but I could read her lips.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ejiro	-	Western African, Urhobo
Hanson	['hænsn]
Romano	-	Italian
Hoa	-	Vietnamese
Angelica	[.æn'dʒelikə]
Pearce	PEERS	English (Rare)