lip-sync
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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to synchronize (recorded sound) with lip movements, as of an actor in a film.
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to match lip movements with (recorded speech or singing).
She did a clumsy job of lip-syncing her big song.
noun
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the technical process by which this is done.
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the simultaneous recording of voice and picture, especially the synchronization of lip movements with recorded sound.
Etymology
Origin of lip-sync
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“If it’s a deepfake scam, you’ll often notice subtle irregularities like lip-sync mismatch, unnatural pauses while speaking and weird facial movements. You can catch these by analyzing the video frame by frame,” he said.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
As Abela, who also learned guitar and worked with movement and dialect coaches, immersed herself more fully into the role, she understood there would be an “emotional disconnect,” she says, if she opted to lip-sync.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
Its predecessor is Musical.ly, a social media platform where users would lip-sync to 15-second music clips.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024
He also worked as a playback singer, the term for a vocalist who recorded tracks offscreen for actors to lip-sync over.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024
With Cyndi Lauper and the Pointer Sisters blasting, she would wrap herself in knitted blankets to lip-sync and dance for her family.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023
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