subbing

SaySUB-ing/ˈsʌbɪŋ/

Noun pluralsubbings

2 meanings of subbing

1
verb
The -ing form of sub. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
Mr. Diaz is subbing for our science teacher this week.
The coach is subbing in a fresh player for the last ten minutes.
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2
nouncountable
One round of checking and correcting a piece of writing for a newspaper or magazine.
The story needed one more subbing before it was ready.
After two subbings, the article was much shorter and clearer.
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subbing is a form of sub

sub, verb: To take the place of someone or something for a while, especially to teach another teacher's class. Full entry

Forms: subsubs he/she/itsubbing -ing formsubbed past tense, past participle
Spelling: sub → subbing: double the b, add -ing

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