lip-synch
Definition
- Verb:
- To move one's lips in precise synchronization with a pre-recorded audio track, typically of speech or song, to give the appearance of live performance or direct vocalization.
Usage
- Verb:
- The performer will lip-synch to the original studio recording during the concert's complex dance number.
- In many music videos, artists lip-synch rather than sing live.
- It is considered unprofessional for a singer to lip-synch at a live concert without informing the audience.
Advanced Usage
- "to lip-synch along to something": To synchronize one's lip movements specifically to a named audio source.
- The fans loved to lip-synch along to their favorite song's music video.
- The term is often used in discussions about authenticity and performance ethics in the music and film industries.
Variants and Related Words
- Lip-sync (verb): A common alternative spelling of "lip-synch."
- Lip-synching (noun/gerund): The act or technique of lip-synching.
- Her lip-synching was so convincing that many thought it was live.
- Lip-syncher (noun): A person who lip-synchs.
Synonyms
- Mouth: (verb, informal) To move the lips as if speaking or singing, often silently or to a recording.
- He was just mouthing the words to the national anthem.
Related Phrases
- Lip-synch battle: A popular competitive performance event where participants lip-synch to songs, often humorously or dramatically.
- The office held a lip-synch battle for its annual party.
Verb
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move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song)
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