What does "dubbed" mean?
simple past and past participle of dub
Dubbed
/dʌbd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: simple past and past participle of dub
- Grammar: dubbed is listed as adj, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: christen, christened, designate, dubbing.
- Useful contrasts: anonymous, misname, original.
- Usage evidence: There are so many mistakes in this book that the teacher has dubbed it "The Drunkard's Edition".
How to use "dubbed"
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of dub form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Having had the original soundtrack replaced with a synchronized translation.
"This shows that audiovisual constraints do not always result in loss, but might also contribute to the pretended spontaneity of dubbed dialogue."
- 2 Remixed.
"Eventually we wound up with six dubbed tracks which we dubbed down to one."
- 3 Having been ceremonially invested (with knighthood).
"For it came to his memory that he was no dubbed knight, and, according to the law of chivalry, he neither could nor ought to take up arms with any knight; and even though he were one, he should carry white armour as a virgin knight, without device on his shield, until he had won it by his prowess."
- 4 Having a body made from fur, feathers, and/or synthetic fibers wrapped around the hook shank.
"It is altogether a mistake to suppose that large flies are required for large rivers; on the contrary, with the exception of the Palmers, small hackle flies will be found to answer best, these, together with the Black, Blue and Dun Midges, (Spring and Autumn excepted), have a decided advantage in general over dubbed or hackle winged flies."
- 5 Having had the comb and wattles removed.
"Messrs. Bicknell, Babcock, Sharp, Pierce and Drevenstedt were present at that meeting, and there was but little discussion or difference of opinion regarding the dubbed or undubbed birds."
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- 6 Poorly executed; mis-swung.
"She also told me how my dad, no athlete, played tennis on the island, and how her favorite aunt, Aunt May — a nurse and a woman well ahead of her time — threw her golf clubs in one of the island's canals when one of her dubbed shots went into the water."
- 7 Waterproofed with a mixture of oil and tallow.
"The supply of Swedish dubbed leather and sole leather corresponded to a great extent to the demand."
Example
"There are so many mistakes in this book that the teacher has dubbed it "The Drunkard's Edition"."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "dubbed"?
Common synonyms include: christen, christened, designate, dubbing, label, name.
How do you use "dubbed" in a sentence?
There are so many mistakes in this book that the teacher has dubbed it "The Drunkard's Edition".
How do you pronounce "dubbed"?
Pronounced /dʌbd/.