ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən ɪntɚpɹəˈteɪʃən ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən ˈɹiːdɪŋ ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩ ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən ˈvɝʒən ˈvɜːʒən the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments he has a job meter reading for the gas company the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message his main reading was detective stories suggestions for further reading a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument he could not believe the meter reading the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something written material intended to be read the teacher assigned new readings he bought some reading material at the airport a particular interpretation or performance on that reading, it was an insult he was famous for his reading of Mozart a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems