lip-sync

ˈlɪp sɪŋk

Definition

Definition of lip-sync - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

performance

Rare

act of moving lips to match recorded sound

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The singer's lip-sync was flawless during the concert.

lip-synching

miming

technique

Rare

method of matching lip movements with audio

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Lip-sync is crucial in animated films.

lip synchronization

lip-synching

Verb

intr.

performance

Rare

move lips in sync with recorded sounds

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The singer had to lip-sync during the live show.

mime

mimic

mouth

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Origin of lip-sync

Greek, lipa (leave) + synk (together)

Terms with lip-sync included in their meaning

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playback singer

film music

singer who records songs for actors to lip-sync

lip synchronisation

performance

skill of performing lip sync in entertainment

Examples of lip-sync in a sentence

The actor's lip-sync in the movie was perfectly timed.
The actor's lip-sync was off during the live performance.
In music videos, perfect lip-sync is often achieved in post-production.
Actors often lip-sync in movies for better sound quality.
She had to lip-sync the national anthem at the event.

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French:playback, faire du playback, ...
German:Lippensynchronisation, lippensynchron sein, ...
Italian:playback, muovere le labbra in sincronia, ...
Spanish:playback, hacer playback, ...
Portuguese:sincronização labial, fazer playback, ...
Chinese:对口型, 口型同步, ...
Japanese:口パク, 口パクをする, ...
Arabic:مُزَامَنَة الشَّفَاه, حَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ مُتَزامِنًا, ...
Hebrew:לִיפּ סִינְק, לְסַנְכְּרֵן שְׂפָתַיִם, ...
Russian:синхронизация губ, петь под фонограмму, ...
Ukrainian:синхронізація губ, ліпсинхронізувати, ...
Hindi:लिप-सिंक, लिप-सिंक करना, ...
Bengali:ঠোঁট মেলানো, লিপ-সিঙ্ক করা, ...
Catalan:playback, fer playback, ...
Czech:playback, playbackovat, ...
Danish:lip-sync, synge playback, ...
Dutch:playback, playbacken, ...
Greek:συγχρονισμένη κίνηση χειλιών, μιμούμαι, ...
Hungarian:playback, playbackelni, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើចលនាបបូរមាត់តាមសំឡេងថតទុក, ធ្វើមាត់តាមបទចម្រៀង, ...
Korean:립싱크, 립싱크하다, ...
Persian:لب‌خوانی, لب‌خوانی کرد, ...
Polish:playback, synchronizować ruchy ust, ...
Portuguese (BR):sincronização labial, fazer playback, ...
Romanian:playback, a face playback, ...
Swedish:mimning, mima, ...
Thai:การขยับปากให้ตรงกับเสียง, ลิปซิงค์, ...
Turkish:dudak senkronizasyonu, dudak senkronizasyonu yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:hát nhép, diễn môi, ...

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Definition of lip-sync - Reverso English Dictionary

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