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# dubbing

verb (-ing form of dub: dub, dubs, dubbed, dubbing); noun (dubbing, uncountable)

«dubbing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dubbing is replacing the spoken words of a film or show with words in another language, said by new voice actors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#m1)
2. Dubbing is giving someone or something a nickname. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#m2)
3. (history) Dubbing is the ceremony of making someone a knight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#m3)
4. (old) Dubbing (also «dubbin») is a grease for making leather boots soft and waterproof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, dubbing decides whether a foreign cartoon is heard in English or read with subtitles. In media lessons pupils talk about dubbing versus subtitles. In history lessons dubbing is part of becoming a knight. Phrases: «English dubbing», «the dubbing is bad».

### Examples

- The dubbing in this cartoon is really good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#x1)
- Dubbing actors must match the mouth movements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#x2)
- My dad hates dubbing and prefers subtitles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#x3)
- They are dubbing the film into Spanish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#x4)
- The dubbing of a knight was a special ceremony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#x5)
- Fans were dubbing him «the Flash». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#x6)
- Rub some dubbing on your football boots to keep them soft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/#x7)

### Note

Double b. As a noun it is uncountable: «the dubbing». Do not confuse with «doubling». The boot grease is usually spelled «dubbin» (UK). Bad dubbing, where lips and words don't match, is a common joke.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dubbing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dubbing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dubbing.html) on Mova free.