Dubbing
/ˈdʌbɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The conferral of knighthood; investment with a title. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative spelling of dubbin. alt-of, alternative
- 3 a new soundtrack that is added to a film wordnet
- 4 The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing. countable, uncountable
"New genres are thus emerging as a consequence of foreign text dubbings (and subtitlings). Some original cartoons and films are also based on dubbings of foreign cartoons and films."
- 5 The process in which additional or supplementary recordings are "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack. countable, uncountable
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- 6 The transfer of recorded music from one medium to another. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of dub form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"When dubbing Japanese TV series in English, characters from Osaka are sometimes given a Texas accent. Both Southern and Kansai accents are distinctive in their respective languages."