dubbed; dubbing
1
a
: to confer knighthood on
was dubbed Sir Philip
b
: to call by a distinctive title, epithet, or nickname
Critics have dubbed him the new king of rock 'n' roll.
2
: to trim or remove the comb (see comb entry 1 sense 2a) and wattles of
3
a
golf
: to hit (a ball or shot) poorly
b
: to execute poorly
a dubbed attempt
dubbed; dubbing; dubs
1
: to add (sound effects or new dialogue) to a film or to a radio or television production
—usually used with in
They dubbed in the music.
2
: to provide (a motion-picture film) with a new soundtrack and especially dialogue in a different language
The film was dubbed in French and Spanish.
3
: to make a new recording of (previously recorded sound)
That file was probably created … years earlier from a CD, which itself may have been created from a suboptimal "safety copy" of the LP master—or even from a dubbed duplicate of that dubbed duplicate.—
Jody Rosen
Jody Rosen
also
: to mix (recorded sound from different sources) into a single recording
: Jamaican music in which audio effects and spoken or chanted words are imposed on an instrumental reggae background
Synonyms
Examples of dub in a Sentence
Verb (1)
I've dubbed my car the "Lone Ranger," although "Loan Raider" probably would have been more apt
he dubbed his first attempt at homemade wine, but he got it reasonably right on the second
Noun (2)
even though I wasn't the most graceful skater on the ice, I thought I did well for a dub
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Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Millennials, sometimes dubbed the Peter Pan generation, are in no rush to grow up and love self-expression.
—Boris Abaev, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Marcus Theatre locations in Wisconsin will be showing the new dub in some locations, starting Aug. 30.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
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Verb
All the money has been reserved for a program called the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, dubbed HVIP.
—Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Millennials, sometimes dubbed the Peter Pan generation, are in no rush to grow up and love self-expression.
—Boris Abaev, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Nevertheless, this is the most forward-looking of the late jazz musician’s works, full of undeniable momentum and contagious exuberance as branch and her ensemble meld folk, calypso, dub, and punk into fervent, free-flowing jazz.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Marcus Theatre locations in Wisconsin will be showing the new dub in some locations, starting Aug. 30.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dub. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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dub
2 of 2 verb
dubbed; dubbing
: to add sound effects or new dialogue to a film or broadcast
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