subvocalise

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Verb1.subvocalise - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"
subvocalize
enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
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"However, if a person subvocalises while reading there is no way they will go beyond 300 wpm." He said regression happens because the average native English speaker reads at 220 wpm, so if their capacity is 800-1,000 wpm they are only using 25 per cent of their full potential.
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