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Meaning of "lip-synch" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIP-SYNCH

lip-synch  [ˈlɪpˌsɪŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIP-SYNCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lip-Synch is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lip-synch in English.

WHAT DOES LIP-SYNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lip-synch

Lip sync

Lip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals. The term can refer to any of a number of different techniques and processes, in the context of live performances and recordings. In the case of live concert performances, lip-synching is a commonly used shortcut, but it can be considered controversial. In film production, lip synching is often part of the post-production phase. Dubbing foreign-language films and making animated characters appear to speak both require elaborate lip-synching. Strategy video games make extensive use of lip-synced sound files to create an immersive environment.

Definition of lip-synch in the English dictionary

The definition of lip-synch in the dictionary is to mouth on television or film.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LIP-SYNCH

PRESENT

Present
I lip-synch
you lip-synch
he/she/it lip-synches
we lip-synch
you lip-synch
they lip-synch
Present continuous
I am lip-synching
you are lip-synching
he/she/it is lip-synching
we are lip-synching
you are lip-synching
they are lip-synching
Present perfect
I have lip-synched
you have lip-synched
he/she/it has lip-synched
we have lip-synched
you have lip-synched
they have lip-synched
Present perfect continuous
I have been lip-synching
you have been lip-synching
he/she/it has been lip-synching
we have been lip-synching
you have been lip-synching
they have been lip-synching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I lip-synched
you lip-synched
he/she/it lip-synched
we lip-synched
you lip-synched
they lip-synched
Past continuous
I was lip-synching
you were lip-synching
he/she/it was lip-synching
we were lip-synching
you were lip-synching
they were lip-synching
Past perfect
I had lip-synched
you had lip-synched
he/she/it had lip-synched
we had lip-synched
you had lip-synched
they had lip-synched
Past perfect continuous
I had been lip-synching
you had been lip-synching
he/she/it had been lip-synching
we had been lip-synching
you had been lip-synching
they had been lip-synching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lip-synch
you will lip-synch
he/she/it will lip-synch
we will lip-synch
you will lip-synch
they will lip-synch
Future continuous
I will be lip-synching
you will be lip-synching
he/she/it will be lip-synching
we will be lip-synching
you will be lip-synching
they will be lip-synching
Future perfect
I will have lip-synched
you will have lip-synched
he/she/it will have lip-synched
we will have lip-synched
you will have lip-synched
they will have lip-synched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lip-synching
you will have been lip-synching
he/she/it will have been lip-synching
we will have been lip-synching
you will have been lip-synching
they will have been lip-synching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lip-synch
you would lip-synch
he/she/it would lip-synch
we would lip-synch
you would lip-synch
they would lip-synch
Conditional continuous
I would be lip-synching
you would be lip-synching
he/she/it would be lip-synching
we would be lip-synching
you would be lip-synching
they would be lip-synching
Conditional perfect
I would have lip-synch
you would have lip-synch
he/she/it would have lip-synch
we would have lip-synch
you would have lip-synch
they would have lip-synch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lip-synching
you would have been lip-synching
he/she/it would have been lip-synching
we would have been lip-synching
you would have been lip-synching
they would have been lip-synching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lip-synch
we let´s lip-synch
you lip-synch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lip-synch
Past participle
lip-synched
Present Participle
lip-synching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIP-SYNCH


blink
blɪŋk
cinque
sɪŋk
countersink
ˈkaʊntəˌsɪŋk
drink
drɪŋk
heartsink
ˈhɑːtˌsɪŋk
ink
ɪŋk
kitchen-sink
ˌkɪtʃɪnˈsɪŋk
link
lɪŋk
lip-sync
ˈlɪpˌsɪŋk
permalink
ˈpɜːməˌlɪŋk
pink
pɪŋk
postsync
ˌpəʊstˈsɪŋk
sel-sync
ˈsɛlˌsɪŋk
shrink
ʃrɪŋk
sink
sɪŋk
sync
sɪŋk
synch
sɪŋk
think
θɪŋk
wink
wɪŋk
zinc
zɪŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIP-SYNCH

lip gloss
lip microphone
lip out
lip pencil
lip salve
lip service
lip-read
lip-reader
lip-reading
lip-smacking
lip-sync
lipa
lipaemia
Lipari Islands
liparite
lipase
Lipchitz
lipe
lipectomy
lipemia

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIP-SYNCH

at a pinch
bench
branch
brunch
bunch
crunch
finch
French
inch
launch
lunch
lynch
pinch
punch
ranch
the French
tree-and-branch
trench
winch
wrench

Synonyms and antonyms of lip-synch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lip-synch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIP-SYNCH

Find out the translation of lip-synch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lip-synch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lip-synch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假唱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sincronización de labios
570 millions of speakers

English

lip-synch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होंठ समकालीन बनाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشفاه التوافق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

под фонограмму
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lábio - sincronia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠোঁটের মেলানোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lip- synch
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lip-synch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lippensynchronität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リップシンク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

립싱크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lip-synch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lip- synch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதட்டு synch
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओठ समन्वित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dudak eşzamanlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lip - synch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lip- synch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

під фонограму
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

play-back
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lip - synch
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lip - synch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läpp synkronisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lip - synch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lip-synch

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIP-SYNCH»

The term «lip-synch» is regularly used and occupies the 82.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIP-SYNCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lip-synch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lip-synch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lip-synch

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIP-SYNCH»

Discover the use of lip-synch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lip-synch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
TV-a-Go-Go: Rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol
but the lip-synch number was awesome and would not have been as amazing if Brown had sung it live. The best rock 'n' roll TV performers (an admittedly small group) look at lip- synch shows as an opportunity to perform in ways that the ...
Jake Austen, 2005
2
Ubik: The Screenplay
Bald Druggist: (JORY's voice: Lip synch) It'llbe closed. Chip: Tomorrow. I can hold out until tomorrow morning. Bald Druggist: (JORY's voice: Lip synch) You can't. And anyhow, the Ubik at that drugstore will be regressed too. Chip: Another ...
Philip K. Dick, 2012
3
The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning
Lip synch (short for synchronization) is quite simply the act of matching up a character's mouth and lip positions with spoken lines of dialogue. If you've ever laughed at one of those old Saturday afternoon karate movies that was poorly dubbed, ...
Mark Smith, 2010
4
Write Your Way Into Animation and Games: Create a Writing ...
Lip-Synch. Factor. Another major difference between live action and animation is the nature of the dialogue. In live action, you can do long passages of dialogue because you have a real person delivering the lines. The director decides how to  ...
Christy Marx, 2010
5
Really, You've Done Enough: A Parents Guide to Stop ...
Lip-Synch Contest Amherst College,Amherst, Massachusetts, April 2002 My junior year at Amherst, my roommates and I participated in the third annual “ Room Draw Lip-Synch Contest,” the winner of which would receive first pick for room ...
Sarah Walker, 2007
6
Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema
songs — but the increasing use of non-lip-synch songs at the expense of lip- synch sequences and the change in attitudes regarding the narrative and commercial necessity of such sequences represent a sharp break from the norms and ...
Tejaswini Ganti, 2013
7
Basics Animation 04: Stop-motion
Coraline 2009 director Henry Selick The Coraline team developed a very elaborate use of replacements, rather than internal mechanics, for some stunningly precise lip-synch, with a surprising amount of nuance. The necessary resources to ...
Barry Purves, 2010
8
The Fundamentals of Animation
Even with painstakingly animated lip-synch you can get away with a lot; so long as the mouth movement starts at the beginning of a phrase and ends at the end there's a good chance that you can cheat the synch – it's always worth a try!
Paul Wells, 2006
9
"We Will Be Citizens": New Essays on Gay and Lesbian Theatre
To achieve this, instead of applying camp as his modus operandi like Ludlam, Louryk favors declamatory acting, lip-synch, and mimetic ventriloquism to deliver his message and Ridiculous sensibility. This mimetic ventriloquism, which ...
James Fisher, 2008
10
The Audio Dictionary: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
The process of achieving lip synch in movies can be somewhat complex since the sound is recorded independently of the filming, albeit at the same time. See also smpte time code. The situation can also be complex with television ...
Glenn White, Gary J Louie, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIP-SYNCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lip-synch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lip Sync Battle: Andy Cohen Sings Loverboy Against Willie Geist …
The Watch What Happens Live host, 47, will step into some red leather pants and lip-synch Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend" in a face-off ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Want to write the song of the summer? Keep the lyrics simple …
At Camp Airy, a boys' overnight camp in western Maryland, counsellors had an easy time settling on the song they would lip-synch to welcome ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Shaun Kenny-Dowall's return 'dependant on how he feels', Sydney …
"Did he lip-synch the words?" a wag on Twitter asked. MINE'S BETTER THAN YOURS'. There were a couple of interesting yarns in the Big ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Watch Kelli O'Hara and Cast of King and I Lip-Synch a Hilarious …
Tony nominee Ken Watanabe played his final performance as the King in Broadway's The King and I this past weekend. The cast and crew ... «Playbill.com, Jul 15»
5
Cirque's 'Varekai' features aerial feats and comic relief
The male comic earned one of the opening night's biggest reactions when he took the stage alone to lip-synch “Ne Me Quitte Pas,” the French ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Ocala showcases local talent at Downtown Summer Jams
Other events: Lip-synch battle, face painting and an Instagram selfie contest. Food Trucks: MMMPA Lumpia, JR's BBQ, Bruster's Real Ice ... «Gainesville Sun, Jul 15»
7
Tom Morello and His New Label Are 'Making Music with a Purpose'
I actually rapped the lines, I didn't lip-synch. I saw Rush's concert in Chicago, I was pleased that I made the final cut. I was at the New Jersey ... «KROQ, Jul 15»
8
Any way you want it, Journey puts on a good show
... their tour plans) with hoarse voices because you don't lip-synch these songs. You're belting them right out alongside frontman Arnel Pineda. «Prince George Citizen, Jul 15»
9
Rhap Salazar slams lip syncing artists, Vice Ganda and Boy Abunda …
Filipino singer Rhap Salazar is in the midst of controversy after expressing his disappointments over artists who lip-synch on television shows. «Zeibiz, Jul 15»
10
Is Velfie the new Selfie?
These apps serve as training wheels for the world of velfie-ing by letting people lip-synch and record video to popular pre-recorded audio. «StepFeed, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lip-Synch [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lip-synch>. Apr 2024 ».
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