lip synced
Mimed the vocals
Lip synced is the past tense of lip sync, meaning to move one's lips in synchronization with a prerecorded vocal track.
Performers lip sync when singing live would be impractical or risky: She lip synced her way through the concert.
The technique is common in music videos, live broadcasts, and drag performances.
Also spelled lip-synced or lipsynced.
Reproducing recorded media
- mimingWordless gestural performance
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- vocalsSung musical parts
- trackPath or monitored route
recording · backing · prerecorded · audio · broadcast · telecast · concert · stage
Art of choosing moments
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
rehearsal · execution · control · rhythm · dexterity · proficiency · mouthing · matching
Not the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- shamFraudulent imitation
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
fraud · hoax · counterfeit · masquerade · illusion · dishonesty · trickery · subterfuge
playback
Reproducing recorded media
track · recording · backing · prerecorded · audio · broadcast · telecast · concert · stage · arena
timing
Art of choosing moments
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
practice · rehearsal · execution · control · rhythm · dexterity · proficiency · mouthing · matching · accuracy
fake
Not the real thing
charade · fraud · hoax · counterfeit · masquerade · illusion · dishonesty · trickery · subterfuge · fabrication
lip syncedlive performance
Unrecorded staged entertainment
live · authentic · in real time · genuine · real
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