dubbing

[duhb-ing]

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noun

the conferring of knighthood; accolade.

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

dubbin.

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Origin of dubbing

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at dub¹, -ing¹

dubbing

[duhb-ing]

noun

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.

Origin of dubbing

First recorded in 1925–30; dub⁴ + -ing¹

dub

[duhb]

verb (used with object), dubbed, dub·bing.

to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero.

to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: The king dubbed him a knight.

to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.

Origin of dub

1175–1225; Middle English dubben, late Old English *dubbian (in phrase dubbade tō ridere ‘dubbed to knight(hood)’), < Anglo-French dubber, dobber, douber, aphetic form of ad(o)uber, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + -do(u)ber < Old Low Franconian *dubban ‘to strike, beat’, cognate with Low German dubben, dub³; cf. daube

Related formsdub·ber, noun

dub

[duhb]

verb (used with object), dubbed, dub·bing.

to thrust; poke.

Golf. to hit (a ball) poorly; misplay (a shot).

to execute poorly.

verb (used without object), dubbed, dub·bing.

to thrust; poke.

noun

a thrust; poke.

a drumbeat.

Origin of dub

First recorded in 1505–15; apparently same word (with older sense) as dub¹

dub

⁴

[duhb]

verb (used with object), dubbed, dub·bing.

to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.

to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often followed by in).

to copy (a tape or disc recording).

verb (used without object), dubbed, dub·bing.

to copy program material from one tape recording onto another.

noun

the new sounds added to a film or tape.

a style of popular music based on reggae and produced by remixing previously recorded music to which audio samples and sound effects are added.

Verb Phrases

dub out, to omit or erase (unwanted sound) on a tape or sound track: to dub out background noise.

Origin of dub

⁴

First recorded in 1925–30; short for double

Related formsdub·ber, noun

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A Haaretz editorial was more explicit, dubbing the election of Yosef and Lau “a victory for nepotism.”
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There is nothing to show whence came “dubbing” or the “accolade.”
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We understand each other, and we used to have more fun than anybody, just dubbing round the course.
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The festivities will last two weeks longer, and conclude with the dubbing of knights and the tournament, whereof more presently.
Life on a Mediaeval Barony|William Stearns Davis
He brought an axe from a man who was dubbing out a canoe from a breadfruit log, and hacked away a chip for me.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Dubbing off the ends of the rails, he was in danger of amputating a toe or a foot with every stroke of the adze.
On the Track|Henry Lawson

British Dictionary definitions for dubbing

dubbing

noun films

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

the combination of several soundtracks into a single track

the addition of a soundtrack to a film or broadcast

noun

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

a variant of dubbin

dub

verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed

(tr) to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword

(tr) to invest with a title, name, or nickname

(tr) to dress (leather) by rubbing

angling to dress (a fly)

noun

the sound of a drum

Word Origin for dub

Old English dubbian; related to Old Norse dubba to dub a knight, Old High German tubili plug, peg

dub

verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed films television

to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc)

(tr) to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language

(tr) to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack

(tr) to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating others

noun

films the new sounds added

musica style of record production associated with reggae, involving the removal or exaggeration of instrumental parts, extensive use of echo, etc
(as modifier)a dub mix

Word Origin for dub

C20: shortened from double

dub

verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed

Australian and NZ informal short for double-bank

dub

⁴

noun

a clumsy or awkward person or player

verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed

to bungle (a shot), as in golf

Word Origin for dub

C19: of uncertain origin

dub

⁵

noun

Scot and Northern English dialect a pool of water; puddle

Word Origin for dub

C16: Scottish dialect dubbe; related to Middle Low German dobbe

dub

⁶

verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed

(intr; foll by in, up, or out) slang to contribute to the cost of (something); pay

Word Origin for dub

C19: of obscure origin

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Word Origin and History for dubbing

dub

v.1

"give a name to," originally "make a knight," from late Old English dubbian "knight by striking with a sword" (11c.), a late word, perhaps borrowed from Old French aduber "equip with arms, adorn" (11c.) of uncertain origin, but there are phonetic difficulties. Meaning "provided with a name" is from 1590s. Related: Dubbed; dubbing.

dub

v.2

"add or alter sound on film," 1929, shortening of double; so called because it involves re-recording voices onto a soundtrack. The type of re-mixed reggae music was so called from 1974, probably for the same reason. Related: Dubbed; dubbing.

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