Lip Sync (Noun)
Meaning
Combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The music video featured the band lip syncing to their hit single in a mock live performance.
- The film's audio engineer spent hours ensuring that the dialogue was properly lip synced with the actors' mouth movements.
- The TV show's producers were accused of using lip syncing to make the contestants' performances seem more polished.
- The singer's lip syncing was so convincing that many viewers didn't realize she wasn't actually singing live.
- The lip syncing in the movie was so poorly done that it was distracting and took away from the overall viewing experience.