dubbed
1given 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.
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.
(of leather or timber) cut, rubbed, or made smooth: The bracelet is of dubbed leather with a thickness of 2 mm, black in color.
the simple past tense and past participle of dub1.
Origin of dubbed
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(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.
(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.
(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.
the simple past tense and past participle of dub4.
Origin of dubbed
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use dubbed in a sentence
The phenomenon led BusinessWeek to dub the mass of new traders “Generation Robinhood” in a recent cover story.
Robinhood co-founder steps down as co-CEO, leaving Vlad Tenev as sole chief ahead of a rumored IPO | Jeff | November 20, 2020 | FortuneIn mockery of stuffy academia, they dubbed themselves the Olympia Academy.
When Einstein Tilted at Windmills - Issue 93: Forerunners | Amanda Gefter | November 18, 2020 | NautilusHe had also predicted the existence of a lightweight, electrically neutral particle—later dubbed the neutrino—that, while yet to be found experimentally, already offered a way forward in understanding a radiative process called beta decay.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners | Paul Halpern | November 18, 2020 | NautilusThe supervised classrooms — which the city has dubbed CARE classrooms — are staffed with existing school support personnel or after-school-program employees.
After 8 months, D.C. Public Schools reopens buildings for more than 400 students | Perry Stein | November 18, 2020 | Washington PostNASA dubbed the flight Space Transportation System-1, or STS-1 for short, and it marked the first of 135 space shuttle missions.
SpaceX and NASA officially flew people into space. What’s next? | Charlie Wood | November 18, 2020 | Popular-Science
The Big Five banks dubbed too big to fail, are 35 percent bigger than they were when the meltdown was triggered.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton | Eleanor Clift | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was The Brittany Murphy Story, dubbed a “colossal mess” by reviewers.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe raw materials— tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold—were dubbed “conflict minerals.”
Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War | John Prendergast | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe caliber at which Sam and the entire crew preformed dubbed them professionals not students.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark | Julia Grinberg | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilliam Dean Howells dubbed it the “true way of running off.”
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus | Anthony Paletta | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShall he style his father Noble homme and perhaps Honorable homme, whilst he himself is dubbed Messire?
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreThe Wasp Fly—dubbed with brown bear or cow's hair, ribbed with yellow silk, and the wings of the inside of starling's wing.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandThe White Palmer—dubbed with white peacock's harl, and a black hackle over it.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandThe Fern Fly—dubbed with the fur from a hare's neck, which is of a fern colour, wings dark grey feather of mallard.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandThe Black Palmer—dubbed with black copper coloured peacock's harl, and a black cock's hackle over that, wings, blackbird.
The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
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