# dubbing

Pronunciation: US say "DUB-ing" /ˈdʌbɪŋ/; UK

## Noun

1. The replacement of a voice track in a film or animation, often with a translation in another language.
   - Simple: Replacing the original voices in a movie or show with new ones, often in another language.
   - _The studio's dubbing replaced the original Japanese dialogue with an English track._
   - _Audiences often complain when dubbing fails to match the actors' lip movements._
2. The process of mixing additional or supplementary recordings with the original production sound to create the finished soundtrack.
   - Simple: Mixing extra recorded sound with the original sound to make the final soundtrack.
   - _In post-production, dubbing blends sound effects, music, and dialogue into a single mix._
   - _The sound team spent weeks on dubbing to balance every recorded layer._
3. The copying of recorded music onto a different medium or format, such as from master tape to cassette.
   - Simple: Copying recorded music from one format onto another.
   - _The studio charged a small fee for dubbing master tapes onto cassette._
   - _Careful dubbing preserved the album when the original reels began to decay._
4. The conferral of knighthood, or more broadly the formal investment of a person with a title.
   - Simple: The act of making someone a knight, often by tapping them with a sword.
   - _The dubbing took place in the great hall, with the monarch's sword resting on the kneeling man's shoulder._
   - _After years of service, his dubbing finally granted him the title he had long earned._
6. Alternative spelling of dubbin. — Alternative spelling of dubbin.
   - Simple: Another spelling of dubbin. It is a grease used to soften and waterproof leather.
   - _The hikers coated their leather boots with dubbing before the wet season._
   - _A thin layer of dubbing restored the cracked harness to suppleness._

## Verb

5. Present participle of dub. — present participle and gerund of dub
   - Simple: The -ing form of dub. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The company is dubbing all of its anime releases for the European market._
   - _Critics grumbled while the studio was dubbing fresh dialogue over the originals._

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