dubbed

¹ American  

[duhbd] / dʌbd /

adjective

1. 

   given a specified name, title, nickname, or other designation.

   In his new line of glam fashions, the aptly dubbed “King of Sequins” draws on pop-culture references to bring the dazzling red-carpet world to street-ready life.

2. having had knighthood conferred by a monarch in a special ceremony.

   Though he was a newly dubbed knight, he was trusted early with several commands because of his prior successful campaigns.

3. (of leather or timber) cut, rubbed, or made smooth.

   The bracelet is of dubbed leather with a thickness of 2 mm, black in color.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dub.

dubbed ² American  

[duhbd] / dʌbd /

adjective

1. (of a film or tape) furnished with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language.

   A lot of mainstream cinemas don't like to show dubbed films because of the difficulty of syncing speech to actors’ mouth movements.

2. (of music, speech, or sound effects) added to a film or tape recording.

   This film has opening and closing titles with some dubbed sound and music, but no dialogue.

3. (of an audio recording) copied or being a copy.

   I can't tell you how many mornings I spent listening to this album on a dubbed cassette tape, back when I was 12 years old.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dub.

Etymology

Origin of dubbed¹

dub ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Origin of dubbed²

dub ⁴ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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dubbed

Some signs are easy to spot, like construction on the $2.6-billion expansion of the Convention Center and the long-delayed cleaning of buildings dubbed Graffiti Towers, which had become an embarrassing symbol of neglect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Luke Lango, a technology analyst and author of the Innovation Investor newsletter, said this practice led to Nvidia being dubbed as the “central bank of AI” in certain circles.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

The company has caught the booster, dubbed Super Heavy, on three previous occasions, with the first stage descending vertically back to the launch site shortly after blastoff and nestling into mechanical "chopstick" arms.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

But experts warn it can go too far and mislead prospective buyers - a trend dubbed "housefishing".

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

More precious foodstores—cases of nuts, boxes of sugar, crates of barley, flour, and jam—were sledged back to the new camp, dubbed Ocean Camp by the men.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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