verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To move the lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds. transitive

   "She lip-synced to her own recording during the show because of her laryngitis."

2. 2
   move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lip-synch

Antonyms

All antonyms

sing

Example

More examples

"The lip-sync challenge went viral across multiple platforms."

Etymology

From lip sync.

Related phrases

lip-syncer

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