dubbing

¹ American  

[duhb-ing] / ˈdʌb ɪŋ /

noun

1. the conferring of knighthood; accolade.

2. Angling. the material used for the body of an artificial fly.

3. dubbin.

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dubbing ² American  

[duhb-ing] / ˈdʌb ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of furnishing a film or tape with a new sound track or adding music, sound effects, etc., to an existing one.

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dubbing ¹ British  

/ ˈdʌbɪŋ /

noun

1. the replacement of a soundtrack in one language by one in another language

2. the combination of several soundtracks into a single track

3. the addition of a soundtrack to a film or broadcast

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dubbing ² British  

/ ˈdʌbɪŋ /

noun

1. angling hair or fur spun on waxed silk and added to the body of an artificial fly to give it shape

2. a variant of dubbin

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Etymology

Origin of dubbing¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; dub ¹ + -ing ¹

Origin of dubbing²

First recorded in 1925–30; dub ⁴ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

King brought in support from a range of racial groups, dubbing his movement the “Rainbow Coalition” — a name adopted by the Rev. Jesse Jackson during his presidential campaigns.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Trump is starting to unload on the Florida governor, dubbing him “Ron DeSanctimonious” and characterizing him as a threat to entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security and federal ethanol support for Iowa farmers.

From Washington Times

Opponents rallied around the notion that the bill would put women in danger by allowing men to enter women’s bathrooms, dubbing it the “bathroom ordinance.”

From New York Times

Many questioned if it was genuinely him, with others dubbing him "Two Tikkas Tom" after the restaurant reported he ordered two chicken tikka masala dishes.

From BBC

To create immediacy, Hudson delivered Franklin’s onstage performances by singing live on camera — not lip-syncing, not dubbing in vocals afterward.

From New York Times

Related Words

• designate
• nickname