# subbing

Pronunciation: say "SUB-ing" /ˈsʌbɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of sub. — present participle and gerund of sub
   - Simple: The -ing form of sub. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The coach was criticized for subbing out his best player with twenty minutes left._
   - _Volunteers are subbing the series into English as each episode airs._

## Noun

2. A round of copy editing on a piece of writing.
   - Simple: One round of checking and correcting a piece of writing for a newspaper or magazine.
   - _Each feature goes through several subbings before it reaches the page._
   - _A hasty subbing left two errors in the headline._

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