lip-sync

or lip·synch, lip·sync

[ lip-singk ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to synchronize (recorded sound) with lip movements, as of an actor in a film.
2. to match lip movements with (recorded speech or singing):

   She did a clumsy job of lip-syncing her big song.

noun

1. the technical process by which this is done.
2. the simultaneous recording of voice and picture, especially the synchronization of lip movements with recorded sound.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lip-sync¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

"So I can only say that we got lucky as artists to be able to lip sync to that music."

From BBC

They'll be joined by guests as 12 new queens compete in challenges - from dancing, live comedy and sewing to the show's famous lip sync battle performances.

From BBC

In France, “Lip sync for your life!” is “Lip sync lé-gen-daire!”

From Los Angeles Times

But that is not what viewers heard when an altered version of the video, with a voice that sounded like Mr. Singh’s and a nearly perfect lip sync, made the rounds on social media.

From New York Times

Her standout performance remains her lip sync to Ava Max’s “My Head & My Heart.”

From Los Angeles Times

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