reading
noun (WRITTEN TEXT) /ˈriː.dɪŋ/Definition
A1 [U] the skill or activity of getting information from books: Reading and tennis are my favourite pastimes. The diaries make good (bedtime) reading (= are good to read (in bed at night)). These books are compulsory/required reading for students of architecture.Reading C2 [C] an occasion when something written, especially a work of literature, is spoken to an audience: The society often arranges poetry readings and musical evenings.Reading
(Definition of reading noun (WRITTEN TEXT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- browser noun (PERSON)
- devour verb
- dip into sth phrasal verb (BOOK)
- dyslexia noun
- dyslexic adjective, noun
- flick through sth phrasal verb
- misread verb (READ WRONGLY)
- narrate verb
- peruse verb
- pore over sth phrasal verb
- read sb's lips idiom
- reader noun (DEVICE)
- reader noun (PERSON WHO READS)
- readership noun
- reading knowledge noun
- reference noun (LOOK AT)
- riffle verb
- semiotics noun
- skim verb (CONSIDER QUICKLY)
- wade through sth phrasal verb
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