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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.

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.

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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Cyber-security firm Norton has dubbed the scams "reservation hijacks" because criminals have contacted Booking.com customers pretending to be hotels in order to trick victims into sending them money based on bogus reservation problems.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Nvidia unveiled what it dubbed the world’s first family of open-source models designed to help researchers build quantum processors.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Her Coachella show on Friday was an elaborate Hollywood-themed production — dubbed “Sabrinawood” — packed with references to classic movies, including a dance from 1987’s “Dirty Dancing,” and celebrity cameos.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Eventually, Howe ended up in court in a yearslong series of cases dubbed the Sewing Machine War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“What might yer good mothers have dubbed ye?”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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