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

The higher your score, the more likely it is that you can lip-sync along to the “Checkers” Speech.

From The Daily Beast

Does it matter whether Taylor Swift wants me to inflate my Internet notoriety by doing a dumb thing where I lip sync to her music?

From The Daily Beast

It had been many moons since I've heard a pop star do anything but lip-sync.

From The Daily Beast

The video took one day to film because I just break up the audio parts on my computer and lip sync it.

From The Daily Beast

Did Beyoncé lip-sync “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the inauguration?

From The Daily Beast

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