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dubbings

/ˈdʌbɪŋz/

dubbings is the plural of dubbing.

Meaning of dubbing

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.

Questions about dubbings

What is dubbings the plural of?
Dubbings is the plural of dubbing.
How do you pronounce dubbings?
Dubbings is pronounced /ˈdʌbɪŋz/.

Words near dubbings in the dictionary

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

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