lip-synchs

Fakes the singing

Lip-synchs is the third-person singular verb form of lip-synch, meaning to move one's lips in synchronization with recorded audio—typically a song or dialogue—without actually producing the sound.

Performers lip-synch on stage when live singing isn't practical; actors lip-synch to dubbed dialogue.

She lip-synchs to pop songs on TikTok.

Also spelled lip-syncs.

performance

miming

Wordless gestural performance

mouthing · music video · concert · stage · performer · artist · choreography · timing · precision · rehearsal

film

dubbing

Post-production sound replacement

dialogue · foreign · localization · actor · matching · timing · studio · soundtrack · audio · replacement

digital

TikTok

Short-form video service

  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
  • filterPorous separation device

selfie · recording · smartphone · app · social media · challenge · duet · creator · influencer · content

drag

RuPaul

Iconic drag performer

stage · death drop · tips · numbers · ballroom · diva · glamour · embodiment · tribute · impersonation

Opposites
vocal authenticity

lip-synchssings

Produces musical tones vocally

vocalizes · belts out · croons · freestyles

sound-movement relationship

lip-synchsimprovises

Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed

freestyles · ad-libs

Family

lip, lips, lipped, lippy, sync, syncs, synced, syncing, synchronize

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G