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dubbed
1[ duhbd ]
adjective
- given a specified name, title, nickname, or other designation:
In his new line of glam fashions, the aptly dubbed “King of Sequins” draws on pop-culture references to bring the dazzling red-carpet world to street-ready life.
- having had knighthood conferred by a monarch in a special ceremony:
Though he was a newly dubbed knight, he was trusted early with several commands because of his prior successful campaigns.
- (of leather or timber) cut, rubbed, or made smooth:
The bracelet is of dubbed leather with a thickness of 2 mm, black in color.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of dub 1( def ).
dubbed
2[ duhbd ]
adjective
- (of a film or tape) furnished with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language:
A lot of mainstream cinemas don't like to show dubbed films because of the difficulty of syncing speech to actors’ mouth movements.
- (of music, speech, or sound effects) added to a film or tape recording:
This film has opening and closing titles with some dubbed sound and music, but no dialogue.
- (of an audio recording) copied or being a copy:
I can't tell you how many mornings I spent listening to this album on a dubbed cassette tape, back when I was 12 years old.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of dub 4( def ).
Example Sentences
Former Times staff writer Daryl H. Miller dubbed Pointer a “natural beauty.”
The rights group urged Kenyans to sign a petition calling for a public inquiry into the killings during what were dubbed the #OccupyParliament protests.
Though tense at times, the rally, dubbed the “American Restoration Tour,” was largely peaceful, with the exception of a small fight and an arrest.
might be dubbed “Elon Musk Thought” shares some disturbing similarities with such totalitarian ideologies.
Because of its towering reputation — lauded as one of our city’s finest films, a hallmark of American neorealism and the pinnacle of the Black independent filmmaker movement dubbed the L.A.
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