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to lip-synch

to lip-synch

1 6.6
To move your lips to match recorded singing or speech so it looks like you sing
  • verb
  • /lɪp sɪŋk/
  • UK
translation icon : hacer playback
  • Who could forget her lip-synching to "Don't Cry Out Loud," by Melissa Manchester?

Examples

  • It's pretty debilitating to the spirit, I think, to sit at home and watch the song that you sang, and there's someone else lip-synching and no one knows that you did it.

    20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

  • The performer lip-synched perfectly to the song during the concert, impressing the audience.

  • While watching the music video, she noticed the artist was clearly lip-synching and not actually singing.

  • He was caught lip-synching during the live broadcast, leading to much discussion online.

Synonyms

to mouth
vsto lip-synch
36 8.1

To move the lips to form words without making sound

requires matching facial movement to recorded sound to mimic a performance
to lip-sync
vsto lip-synch
  • US
11 4.6

To move the lips to match recorded speech or music

is the same meaning but written with an alternative spelling or hyphenation
to mouth the words
vsto lip-synch
6 6.9

To move your lips to form words without making any sound

synchronizes facial movement to recorded sound for precise timing with playback

How Synchronized

to synchronize
  • Specialized
4 4.7
to lip-synch
  • UK
1 6.6

Surface Forms

lip-synch infinitive
lip-synched past
lip-synched past participle
lip-synching present participle
lip-synchs third person singular

Morphology

lip-synch = lip + synch (transparent) = lip + synch

A straightforward compound of 'lip' + clipped 'synch' (synchronize); the meaning 'synchronize the lips with recorded sound' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Lip-synch comes from two simple parts: lip and synch, where synch comes from 'synchronize' and means 'same time'. So, to lip-synch is to move your lips at the same time as a recorded voice to pretend to sing or speak.