lip-synch
verb [I] /ˈlɪp.sɪŋk/Definition
› Performers who lip-synch songs pretend to be singing them when in fact they are just moving their lips.Faking and pretendingSinging in general
(Definition of lip-synch verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- affect verb (PRETEND)
- assume verb (PRETEND TO HAVE)
- believe verb
- changeling noun
- charlatan noun
- fake verb (FEELING/ILLNESS)
- fake verb (OBJECT)
- false adjective (NOT TRUE)
- false modesty noun
- falsify verb
- masquerade as sb/sth phrasal verb
- massage verb (FACTS/NUMBERS)
- pass sth/sb off as sth/sb phrasal verb
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