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
Tania	['tæniə]
BÖZsi	BUU-zhee	Hungarian
Horatius	-	Ancient Roman
Eveleen	EV-ə-leen	English (Rare)
Kolman	KAWL-mahn	German (Rare)
Madonna	[mə'dɔnə]