dubbing

[ duhb-ing ]

/ ˈdʌb ɪŋ /

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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

Words nearby dubbing

Du Barry, Dubawnt, dubbed, dubbeltje, dubbin, dubbing, Dubbo, Dubček, du Bellay, Dubhe, dubiety

Other definitions for dubbing (2 of 2)

dubbing²

[ 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.

Origin of dubbing

First recorded in 1925–30; dub⁴ + -ing¹

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How to use dubbing in a sentence

MTV Raps and dubbing cassettes of releases that weren’t yet out in Zimbabwe.
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The group memorialized him by dubbing itself the Tooka gang and the surrounding neighborhood “Tookaville.”
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The Syrian government denied any involvement in the blast, dubbing the bombing a “heinous crime.”
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Opponents saw her as a Trojan Horse for the ousted president, dubbing her Xiomel, a conflation of the couple's nicknames.
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One recent visitor on a Trip Advisor forum agreed with him, dubbing the Enchanted attractions “the best things in North Dakota.”
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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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Take the hair of a black Spaniel for dubbing, ribbed with gold twist, and a red hackle over all.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
The above selection of silks and dubbing are for Palmers and winged flies generally.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
We understand each other, and we used to have more fun than anybody, just dubbing round the course.
Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan
And he will not fall into the error of dubbing the author a minor poet because he is neither subtle nor imaginative nor profound.
English Literature: Modern|G. H. Mair
If we have not just the right house we should not dare risk belittling our pleasant drawing-room by dubbing it "salon."
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British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (1 of 2)

dubbing¹

/ (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 2)

dubbing²

/ (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

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dubbing

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British Dictionary definitions for dubbing (1 of 2)

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