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. )

Example Sentences

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dubbed

A growing bottleneck in data centers, which Bernstein analyst Daniel Zhu dubbed the “bandwidth wall,” is leading to billions of dollars’ worth of investment into high-speed networking and optical hardware.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, was due to debut inside ChatGPT and Codex in October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

One bill, dubbed the “No Kings Act,” makes it easier for residents to sue federal agents for alleged civil rights violations, such as racial profiling, unlawful searches or interfering with the right to free speech.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

But seeking a distinct, permanent identity for their fandom, dubbed "VIPs", band leader G-Dragon proposed a handheld yellow crown, setting the template for custom concert merchandise.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

On August 1, 1948, the woman now dubbed the "Red Spy Queen" was their first witness.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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