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dubbing

1 American  
[duhb-ing] / ˈdʌb ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the conferring of knighthood; accolade.

  2. Angling. the material used for the body of an artificial fly.

  3. dubbin.

dubbing 2 American  
[duhb-ing] / ˈdʌb ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or process of furnishing a film or tape with a new sound track or adding music, sound effects, etc., to an existing one.

dubbing 1 British  
/ ˈdʌbɪŋ /

noun

  1. the replacement of a soundtrack in one language by one in another language

  2. the combination of several soundtracks into a single track

  3. the addition of a soundtrack to a film or broadcast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
dubbing 2 British  
/ ˈdʌbɪŋ /

noun

  1. angling hair or fur spun on waxed silk and added to the body of an artificial fly to give it shape

  2. a variant of dubbin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dubbing1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; dub 1 + -ing 1

Origin of dubbing2

First recorded in 1925–30; dub 4 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Social media posts show users "raising" their rice cakes, complaining about being at home to babysit, and dubbing them their new pets.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“Timmy was very generous. He sometimes did 26 takes,” the director told GQ last month, dubbing the young actor “Timmy Supreme.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Indo-Pacific Command, has discussed using such a model in the Pacific, dubbing it “Hellscape.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Despite Rapp dubbing her lead single “Cannonball” in her mind, Glantz along with “Bite Me” writer-producers Omer Fedi and Julian Bunetta insisted “Leave Me Alone” was the obvious choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

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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