lip-synch

Thân thiện

A singer lip-synchs to a popular song on stage.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Verb

1. move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song)

Từ đồng nghĩa

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