lip-synch
verb
variants
or lip-sync
lip-synched or lip-synced; lip-synching or lip-syncing; lip-synchs or lip-syncs
: to pretend to sing or say at precisely the same time with recorded sound
She lip-synched the song that was playing on the radio.
: to lip-synch something
It was obvious that she was lip-synching.
lip sync
noun
lip-syncher
noun
or lip-syncer
Examples of lip-synch in a Sentence
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The tune’s TikTok ecosystem includes edits and trends involving the 2005 movie Corpse Bride, plus lip-synch content.
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Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Drag queens strolled around taking selfies with children, medical companies handed out swag at their booths, and friend groups shopped for clothes and watched lip-synch acts onstage.
—Joseph Gallivan, Axios, 22 July 2024
So Roxxxy wins the lip-synch and sends the whole episode into the stratosphere.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Studios often rely on pre-recorded tracks when filming musical numbers, which requires performers to lip-synch along on set.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
But lip-synch scandals and an insistence by Morvan and Pilatus on singing on a follow-up album brought troubles to a head within the Milli Vanilli camp.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
The first taste of the song included a street-side lip-synch video in which Smith strutted down an alley in Osaka, Japan singing over a dance-pop track.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
In another interview, Morvan recalled his disbelief at Farian insisting the duo lip-synch despite their desire to provide their own vocals on their records.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2023
In emphasizing Bowie himself as a performer, each song is led by a dancer who lip-synchs the lyrics — an uncommon practice on the dance stage.
—Iris Fanger, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
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Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Drag queens strolled around taking selfies with children, medical companies handed out swag at their booths, and friend groups shopped for clothes and watched lip-synch acts onstage.
—Joseph Gallivan, Axios, 22 July 2024
So Roxxxy wins the lip-synch and sends the whole episode into the stratosphere.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Studios often rely on pre-recorded tracks when filming musical numbers, which requires performers to lip-synch along on set.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
But lip-synch scandals and an insistence by Morvan and Pilatus on singing on a follow-up album brought troubles to a head within the Milli Vanilli camp.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
The first taste of the song included a street-side lip-synch video in which Smith strutted down an alley in Osaka, Japan singing over a dance-pop track.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
In another interview, Morvan recalled his disbelief at Farian insisting the duo lip-synch despite their desire to provide their own vocals on their records.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2023
In emphasizing Bowie himself as a performer, each song is led by a dancer who lip-synchs the lyrics — an uncommon practice on the dance stage.
—Iris Fanger, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Lip-synch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lip-synch. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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