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dubbing

1

[ duhb-ing ]

noun

  1. the conferring of knighthood; accolade.
  2. Angling. the material used for the body of an artificial fly.


dubbing

2

[ duhb-ing ]

noun

  1. 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.

dubbing

1

/ ˈdʌbɪŋ /

noun

  1. the replacement of a soundtrack in one language by one in another language
  2. the combination of several soundtracks into a single track
  3. the addition of a soundtrack to a film or broadcast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


dubbing

2

/ ˈdʌbɪŋ /

noun

  1. angling hair or fur spun on waxed silk and added to the body of an artificial fly to give it shape
  2. a variant of dubbin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dubbing1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; dub 1 + -ing 1

Origin of dubbing2

First recorded in 1925–30; dub 4 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

MTV Raps and dubbing cassettes of releases that weren’t yet out in Zimbabwe.

The group memorialized him by dubbing itself the Tooka gang and the surrounding neighborhood “Tookaville.”

The Syrian government denied any involvement in the blast, dubbing the bombing a “heinous crime.”

Opponents saw her as a Trojan Horse for the ousted president, dubbing her Xiomel, a conflation of the couple's nicknames.

One recent visitor on a Trip Advisor forum agreed with him, dubbing the Enchanted attractions “the best things in North Dakota.”

A Haaretz editorial was more explicit, dubbing the election of Yosef and Lau “a victory for nepotism.”

Take the hair of a black Spaniel for dubbing, ribbed with gold twist, and a red hackle over all.

The above selection of silks and dubbing are for Palmers and winged flies generally.

We understand each other, and we used to have more fun than anybody, just dubbing round the course.

And he will not fall into the error of dubbing the author a minor poet because he is neither subtle nor imaginative nor profound.

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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