dubbed
- 1Made with the original voices replaced by new ones in another language.
Like watching a puppet move its mouth while someone else speaks the words.
We watched the dubbed version because reading subtitles is hard for the kids.
She prefers dubbed movies so she can keep her eyes on the action.
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- 2Past tense and past participle of dub. Use this form for something that already happened.
They dubbed the new puppy Biscuit on the first day.
Fans dubbed her the queen of pop years ago.
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- 3Made a knight in an official ceremony.
The newly dubbed knight knelt before the queen.
A dubbed warrior was expected to live by a code of honor.
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- 4Remade as a new mix of a song or recording.
The dubbed track had a heavier beat than the original.
They danced to a dubbed version of the old hit.
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- 5Hit badly because of a poor golf swing.
His dubbed shot barely reached the fairway.
A dubbed chip rolled straight into the bunker.
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- 6Made with fur or feathers wrapped around a fishing hook's stem.
The dubbed fly floated naturally down the stream.
He tied a dubbed nymph for the morning hatch.
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- 7With the soft red crest and neck flaps cut away, as on some roosters.
The dubbed rooster had no comb left after the breeder trimmed it.
A dubbed bird heals quickly when the small cuts are kept clean.
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- 8Made waterproof using a mix of oil and animal fat.
The dubbed boots kept his feet dry in the marsh.
His dubbed leather coat shed the rain with ease.
Similaroiled, waterproofed
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dubbed is a form of dub
dub, verb: To give someone or something a name, often a nickname. Full entry
- Spelling
- dub → dubbed: double the b, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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