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 film or other video recording) 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
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
variants
or less commonly dubbing
ˈdə-bən
-biŋ
: a dressing of oil and tallow for leather
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dub. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.
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