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dubbing

/ˈdʌbɪŋ/

dubbing noun: the conferral of knighthood; investment with a title. Also the present participle and gerund of dub.

Noun

dubbing (countable and uncountable, plural dubbings)

  1. The conferral of knighthood; investment with a title.
  2. The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.
    • 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.2013, Carmen Millan-Varela, Francesca Bartrina, The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies
  3. The process in which additional or supplementary recordings are "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack.
  4. The transfer of recorded music from one medium to another.

Also used as

dubbing is also the present participle and gerund of dub.

dubbing is also the alternative spelling of dubbin.

dubbing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Arabic

dubbing in Hindi

replacement of voice
डबिंग ḍabiṅg

dubbing in Tamil

replacement of voice
ஒலிச்சேர்க்கை oliccērkkai

dubbing in Telugu

replacement of voice
డబ్బింగ్ సినిమా ḍabbiṅg sinimā

dubbing in Arabic

replacement of voice
دَبْلَجَة dablaja
More languagesFewer languages
dubbing in Malay
alih suara, dabing
dubbing in Indonesian
sulih suara, dabing
dubbing in Persian
دوبلاژ dublâž
dubbing in Thai
การพากย์, พากย์ pâak
dubbing in Vietnamese
lồng tiếng

Forms of dubbing

pluraldubbings

Phrases with dubbing

Words that rhyme with dubbing

Questions about dubbing

What does dubbing mean?
Dubbing means the conferral of knighthood; investment with a title.
What is dubbing in Hindi?
Dubbing in Hindi is डबिंग (ḍabiṅg). See Dubbing meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dubbing?
Dubbing is a noun.
How do you pronounce dubbing?
Dubbing is pronounced /ˈdʌbɪŋ/.
What is the plural of dubbing?
The plural of dubbing is dubbings.

Words near dubbing in the dictionary

  1. dubbers
  2. dubbese
  3. dubbies
  4. dubbin
  5. dubbined
  6. dubbing
  7. dubbing up
  8. dubbings
  9. dubbining
  10. dubbins
  11. dubble

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