"lip flap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lip flaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lip flap (countable and uncountable, plural lip flaps)
  1. (film) A failure in audio-video synchronization, so that an actor's lips move but no sound is heard. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-lip_flap-en-noun-KlOVbXLB Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. (film) A movement of an actor's lips, which is to be matched as closely as possible in a dubbed version of the film. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-lip_flap-en-noun-fCfWY0Ys Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 62 7 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lip, flap. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lip_flap-en-noun-TUp7ozti

Inflected forms

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