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
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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
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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ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
The shipwreck site, dubbed the Ceramic Wreck, dates back to the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods of the country's history.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 July 2025
The Commissioner’s Cup is officially underway, with the Indiana Fever securing an huge dub’.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Rocket Factory Augsburg: Third on our list is Rocket Factory Augsburg, headquartered in the Bavarian city of the same name, with plans for a three-stage rocket dubbed RFA One that could eventually deliver up to 1.3 metric tons (2,866 pounds) of payload mass into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
The shipwreck site, dubbed the Ceramic Wreck, dates back to the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods of the country's history.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
James Carter Cathcart, the voice actor known for portraying multiple characters in the English-language dubs of numerous Pokémon projects, died Tuesday morning at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York City.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 July 2025
The Commissioner’s Cup is officially underway, with the Indiana Fever securing an huge dub’.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dub. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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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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