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dubbed

/dʌbd/

dubbed adjective: having had the original soundtrack replaced with a synchronized translation. Also the simple past and past participle of dub.

Adjective

dubbed

  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.2016, Andrea Esser, Iain Robert Smith, Miguel Á. Bernal-Merino, Media Across Borders: Localising TV, Film and Video Games, page 137
    • In theaters, most foreign films are not dubbed, while animated films and some films meant for children offer a dubbed version.2018, George Pierce, Introducing Translational Studies, page 181
  2. (sound engineering) Remixed.
    • Eventually we wound up with six dubbed tracks which we dubbed down to one.1990, Earle Hagen, Advanced Techniques for Film Scoring: A Complete Text, page ix
    • In this particular pice we hear this connection in the sound production, and also when the rhythm is broken up in the second part to create an effect reminiscent of an electronically-dubbed effect produced with sequencers.1996, Fékrou Kidane, The Olympic Games and Music, page 73
  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.1881, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, (John Bowle, translator), The ingenious knight, don Quixote de la Mancha, page 19
    • Whence it appears the escuyer carried ornamented arms, though probably the rule that he was not to have them gilded came into force after the time of the Saxon document on 'Ranks,' and when the practice of making 'dubbed' knights arose.1892, Hubert Lewis, Sir John Edward Lloyd, The Ancient Laws of Wales, page 349
  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...1858, R. Lakeland, The Teesdale Angler, page 95
    • This makes for an extremely thin, tightly dubbed body.2003, Ed Engle, Tying Small Flies, page 86
  5. (poultry) 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.1891 January 23, “Poultry and Pigeons”, in The Fanciers' Journal, volume 6, number 5, page 73
    • these very dubbed birds were some of the fittest stock at the end of the Test and looked as if they would carry on laying at this rate for a good time yet.1960, Poultry Industry - Volume 26, Issues 311-336, page 961
  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.2000, Joseph Anthony Amato, Bypass: A Memoir, page 32
    • For those of us who play a sport for fun, it is not the missed baskets that bring us back to the basketball court or the dubbed golf shots back to the golf course.2002, William Becker, How to OD... and Live to Tell About It, page 141
  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.1908, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers - Volume 116, page 21
    • The dubbed hides then were stretched. their full width and when partly dried (most tanneries had a drying loft or second floor) they received another coating of codfish oil .1976, Pennsylvania Angler - Volume 45, page 14

Also used as

dubbed is also the simple past and past participle of dub.

dubbed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

dubbed in Hindi

डब किया गया

dubbed in Tamil

டப் செய்யப்பட்டது, டப் செய்யப்பட்ட, டப் செய்யப்பட்டவை

dubbed in Marathi

डबिंग केले, डब केलेले, डब केले

dubbed in Bengali

ডাব করা হয়েছে, ডাবিং করা হয়েছে
More languagesFewer languages
dubbed in Telugu
డబ్ చేయబడింది, డబ్ చేశారు
dubbed in Malayalam
ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്തു, ഡബ് ചെയ്തു
dubbed in Kannada
ಡಬ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ, ಡಬ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಡಬ್ ಮಾಡಿ
dubbed in Punjabi
ਡੱਬ ਕੀਤਾ, ਡੱਬ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ, ਡਬਿੰਗ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ
dubbed in Gujarati
ડબ કરેલું, ડબ કરેલ
dubbed in Odia
ଡବ୍ ହୋଇଛି, ଡବ୍ କରାଯାଇଛି
dubbed in Nepali
डब गरिएको

Examples of dubbed in a sentence

  • The dubbed statement, however, seems to reflect different connotations.2019, Sofía Sánchez-Mompeán, The Prosody of Dubbed Speech: Beyond the Character's Words, page 121:
  • The front door was opening, the dubbed effect of a creak stretched with the ominously slow swing.2010, Susan Lewis, Cruel Venus, page 412:
  • Johnny Nash had already had a hit with it (CBS, 1972) and this precise, neat version, with what sounds like more dubbed guitar, has an ease that Nash didn't achieve.2011, Ian McCann, Harry Hawke, Bob Marley: The Complete Guide to his Music:
  • Dame Juliana Berners gives us a clue about the first dubbed flies of record when she introduces her fly patterns as follows:2005, Terry Hellekson, Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art, page 111:

Words formed from dubbed

Phrases with dubbed

Words that rhyme with dubbed

Questions about dubbed

What does dubbed mean?
Dubbed means having had the original soundtrack replaced with a synchronized translation.
What is dubbed in Hindi?
Dubbed in Hindi is डब किया गया. See Dubbed meaning in Hindi.
How do you use dubbed in a sentence?
The dubbed statement, however, seems to reflect different connotations.
What part of speech is dubbed?
Dubbed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dubbed?
Dubbed is pronounced /dʌbd/.

Words near dubbed in the dictionary

  1. dubba
  2. dubbable
  3. dubbah
  4. dubbahs
  5. dubbas
  6. dubbed
  7. dubbed up
  8. dubbeer
  9. dubbeers
  10. dubbel
  11. dubbels

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dubbed (page history and authors); dubbed (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubbed (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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