cold read verb 3noun 1forms 2 verb3 •To perform (a script) without preparation.At the audition you will be required to cold read a script. •To infer characteristics of (a person) using cold reading.A few years ago Mort had barely been able to crawl out of his bottle long enough to cold-read credulous idiots into believing he could speak to their dead loved ones. — 2006 •To make inferences about a person using the practice of cold reading.In spiritualism research, feedback is often used — this can be interpreted as giving the medium the chance to 'cold read'. However, feedback may be necessary […] — 2004 noun1 •An act of cold reading.This is an example of what magicians (and unfortunately phony psychics) call a "cold read". formscold reading · cold reads
