dubbing
1[ duhb-ing ]
/ ˈdʌb ɪŋ /
noun
the conferring of knighthood; accolade.
Angling. the material used for the body of an artificial fly.
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Definition for dubbing (2 of 5)
dubbing
2[ duhb-ing ]
/ ˈdʌb ɪŋ /
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.
Definition for dubbing (3 of 5)
dub
1[ duhb ]
/ dʌb /
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
11175–1225; 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
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dub·ber, nounDefinition for dubbing (4 of 5)
dub
3[ duhb ]
/ dʌb /
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
3First recorded in 1505–15; apparently same word (with older sense) as dub1
Definition for dubbing (5 of 5)
Origin of dub
4First recorded in 1925–30; short for double
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dubbing
1/ (ˈdʌbɪŋ) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (2 of 8)
dubbing
2/ (ˈdʌbɪŋ) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (3 of 8)
dub
1/ (dʌb) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (4 of 8)
dub
2/ (dʌb) /
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
- music a 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
British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (5 of 8)
British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (6 of 8)
dub
4/ (dʌb) US and Canadian informal /
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
British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (7 of 8)
dub
5/ (dʌb) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (8 of 8)
dub
6/ (dʌb) /
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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