How to Pronounce "read your lips"
expression
ˈɹɛd/, /ˈɹid/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫɪps
RED yor LIPS or REED yor LIPS
ɹiːd/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɪps
REED yor LIPS
Definition
To understand what someone is saying by watching the movements of their lips, especially when you can't hear them.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹɛd/, /ˈɹid/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫɪps
British English
ɹiːd/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɪps
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RED yor LIPS or REED yor LIPS
UK
REED yor LIPS
Listen in Context
Can you read your lips when I speak softly?
People who are hard of hearing often learn to read your lips.
I was too far away to hear you, so I tried to read your lips.
She mouthed something to me across the room, but I couldn't read your lips.