lip-syncing

lip-syncing — verb

  • lip-syncingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • lip-syncings3rd person singular
  • lip-syncinging-ing form
  • lip-syncingedpast simple

1. to move your lips in time with a recording of a song, speech, or other audio, so

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to move your lips in time with a recording of a song, speech, or other audio, so that it looks as though you are producing the sound yourself at that moment

例句

During the TV show, Iris lip-synced the entire song while dancing across the stage.

lip-sync + direct object (a song)

The director asked Nikos to lip-sync the dialogue because the on-set audio was unusable.

同義詞
  • mime

    broader term — mime can mean any silent acting without props or sound; lip-syncing is a specific kind of mime focused on mouth movements

  • mouth

    informal and less common in performance contexts; 'mouth along to' is used casually

反義詞
  • sing live

    to perform with your real voice, not pretending

文法句型

lip-sync + noun phrase (song / lyrics / speech)

用法筆記

Takes a direct object naming the song, lyrics, or speech being matched to the recording. Do not add the preposition 'to' when the object follows directly.

常見錯誤

❌She lip-synced to the song during the show.' (when meaning she synced the song itself)
✅She lip-synced the song during the show.
💡When the content of the recording is the direct object, no 'to' is needed.
❌The actress lip-synced to say the words.
✅The actress lip-synced the words.
💡'Lip-sync' already includes the idea of matching speech; do not pair it with 'to say.'

2. to perform by moving your lips in time with recorded audio, especially on stage

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to perform by moving your lips in time with recorded audio, especially on stage or on camera, without actually singing or speaking live

例句

The lead singer was clearly lip-syncing, but the crowd cheered anyway.

subject + be + clearly lip-syncing (progressive aspect)

Nadia hates it when pop stars lip-sync during concerts instead of singing live.

lip-sync during [event]

同義詞
  • pretend to sing

    more explicit phrase; less technical than 'lip-sync'

  • mime along

    informal; suggests casual or full-body miming rather than precise mouth movements

反義詞
  • sing live

    to perform with your real voice

  • belt out

    to sing loudly and with real vocal effort

文法句型

lip-sync + to + noun phrase (song / track)

lip-sync + adverb / prepositional phrase

用法筆記

Often used with the preposition 'to' to indicate the audio being followed (e.g., 'lip-sync to a track'). Unlike the transitive sense, no direct object follows the verb.

常見錯誤

❌He lip-synced the whole concert.' (adding direct object to intransitive sense)
✅He lip-synced during the whole concert.
💡Use a prepositional phrase instead of a direct object for this sense.