dubbing
1 Americannoun
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the conferring of knighthood; accolade.
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Angling. the material used for the body of an artificial fly.
noun
noun
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the replacement of a soundtrack in one language by one in another language
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the combination of several soundtracks into a single track
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the addition of a soundtrack to a film or broadcast
noun
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angling hair or fur spun on waxed silk and added to the body of an artificial fly to give it shape
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a variant of dubbin
Etymology
Origin of dubbing1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; dub 1 + -ing 1
Origin of dubbing2
Example Sentences
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The property caught the attention of the content creator behind the Housing Horrors TikTok account, where a video was posted dubbing the old station house the "scariest house on Rightmove".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Watching the stop-motion monsters climb over ruined walls to poke at Greece’s elite soldiers, it’s easy to forgive the movie for its less-than-stellar dubbing or borderline nonsensical love story.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Metro covers the hunt for eclipse glasses, dubbing it Black Wednesday as the demand for specs to watch the solar eclipse has resulted in a "money-making bonanza" for shops.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Noticing a need for affordable meals, Palacios and fellow USC student Josiah Herfurth spent this past semester hosting $10-per-person lunches at their college apartments, dubbing the offering Cafe 10:31.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Baba burst out in gales of his deep- throated laughter—a sound not unlike a truck engine revving up—and, when he could talk again, explained to us the concept of voice dubbing.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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