subbing in
subbing in is the present participle and gerund of sub in.
Meaning of sub in
Verb
sub in (third-person singular simple present subs in, present participle subbing in, simple past and past participle subbed in)
- To replace something or take someone's place,
- As the Medford native was replacing McKennie, Shaq Moore ran off the bench to sub in for Dest. And England manager Gareth Southgate made another move while he could, Marcus Rashford for Bukayo Saka.25 November 2022, Jonathan Tannenwald, “U.S. dominates England for long stretches, but plays to 0-0 tie at World Cup”, in The Philadeplhia Inquirer
Questions about subbing in
- What is subbing in the present participle and gerund of?
- Subbing in is the present participle and gerund of sub in.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: subbing in (page history and authors); sub in (page history and authors). 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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