Noun: dubbing dú-bing
- A new soundtrack that is added to a film
"The movie's dubbing into French was expertly done"
- The soft material, such as fur or wool, applied to a fishing hook to create an artificial fly
"He carefully selected the dubbing for his fly-fishing lure"
- Give a nickname to
"They dubbed him 'Shorty' because of his height";
- nickname
- (movie) provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
"They dubbed the French film into English for international release"
- Raise (someone) to knighthood
"The Queen dubbed him Sir John";
- knight
- Make a copy of an audio or video recording
"They dubbed the music from CD to tape for the vintage car stereo"
Derived forms: dubbings
Type of: be known as, call, christen, ennoble, entitle, gentle [archaic], know as, name, soundtrack, synchronise [Brit], synchronize
Encyclopedia: Dubbing
Dub, Sound, and Power