lip syncs
Mimes the vocals
Lip syncs is the third-person singular form of lip-sync, meaning to move one's lips in synchronization with recorded audio—usually a song or dialogue.
Performers lip-sync when the actual vocals come from a recording rather than live singing: She lip-syncs to Whitney Houston at the drag show.
The practice ranges from concert performances to viral videos.
- mimingWordless gestural performance
- playback singingPre-recorded vocals for film
- backing trackPre-recorded instrumental accompaniment
- karaokeSinging to backing tracks
- mouthingSilent word formation
mouth the words · fake singing · artifice · acting · dubbing · drag performance · drag queen · reality TV · voiceover · illusions · pantomime · mimicry · meme culture · imitation · pretend · music video · choreography · viral videos
- online videosvlogs, vlog, tutorials, clips, YouTube video
- short videosTikTok, TikTok videos, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, vertical videos
- online contentvideos, podcast, blog, posts, blog posts
lip syncslive performance
Unrecorded staged entertainment
a cappella · improvises · freestyles · unplugged · belts out
lip syncsdubs
Names or entitles
overdubs · voice-over · ADR · looping
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