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verb

ˈdəb How to pronounce dub (audio)
Definition of dubnext
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as in to name
to give a name to I've dubbed my car the "Lone Ranger," although "Loan Raider" probably would have been more apt

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as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he dubbed his first attempt at homemade wine, but he got it reasonably right on the second

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dub

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noun

as in lubber
a clumsy, awkward person even though I wasn't the most graceful skater on the ice, I thought I did well for a dub

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Recent Examples of dub
Verb
Better than its predecessor The research team at Northwest Normal University had previously built a carbon-14 nuclear battery in 2024 and dubbed it Candle Dragon‑I, or Zhulong-1. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Both hotels are located along what has been dubbed Billionaires’ Beach, the ultra-luxury oceanfront corridor spanning a South Beach and Mid-Beach stretch that’s home to high-end and boutique hotels. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Noun
Whipping Up Body Scrub Rub a dub dub, coffee grounds make a good scrub. — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 Netflix will release the movie in both the original Spanish version with subtitles and in an English-language dub. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dub
  1. name
  2. fumble
  3. lubber
  4. label
  5. blow
  6. gawk
  7. call
  8. boot
Verb
  • There are plenty of mules to covet this season, from Neous’s raffia mule, to Loewe’s Origami style, named so after the way the leather folds.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • The April 7 raid, targeting a man living on the 5300 block of Woodside Way in Antioch, came just days before authorities announced that another suspect — a famous rapper named Reno Fiapoto, aka Tear It Off Greezy — had been charged in the killing.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Definition of name
Verb
  • But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Definition of fumble
Noun
  • One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike other grasshopper species which are winged and agile, the lubber can't fly.
    — Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, 19 July 2019
Definition of lubber
Verb
  • No one wants to be labeled as racist or racially insensitive.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Once frozen, transfer the berries to a freezer bag and label it with the date.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of label
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  • One interception attempt resulted in a large explosion that spectacularly blew the roof off a fuel tank.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • After the final whistle blew and this Norway team had made history, Haaland took a moment and looked into the Norwegian cheering section, trying to process what had just happened.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • Carrie raves to Seema about her creative connection with Duncan, and during another writing session, Duncan helps Carrie with her faulty printer and gawks at her closet full of designer dresses and shoes.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 31 July 2025
  • The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.
    — Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Definition of gawk
Verb
  • The company, which calls itself the largest and fastest-growing Asian restaurant company in the world, also added chicken nuggets to its menu on Thursday, July 2.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of call
Verb
  • The region has also booted nuclear power, closing a number of plants.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • What is clear is that the Celtics’ front office sees great potential in their 2025 first-rounder, even after head coach Joe Mazzulla booted him from the rotation in the final weeks of his rookie season.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of boot

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