dubbed
1 Americanadjective
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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.
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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.
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(of leather or timber) cut, rubbed, or made smooth.
The bracelet is of dubbed leather with a thickness of 2 mm, black in color.
verb
adjective
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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.
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(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.
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(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.
verb
Etymology
Origin of dubbed1
dub 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Origin of dubbed2
Example Sentences
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Many Western hedge funds also avail themselves of cheap yen loans to buy promising assets such as red-hot U.S. tech stocks, a practice dubbed the carry trade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
In the years since, the bird, affectionately dubbed Pinky, has inspired a movement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Others have dubbed it “Strong Families Month” or “Fidelity Month.”
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
The programme to develop the non-stop London to Sydney route, dubbed Project Sunrise, was launched in 2017 - around the same time as the first direct London to Perth flights were announced.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Over the next few days, the two men moved as many crates of specimens as they could into one of the front attic rooms, and Charles dubbed it the Museum.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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