dub
verb /dʌb/
/dʌb/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dub | /dʌb/ /dʌb/ |
| he / she / it dubs | /dʌbz/ /dʌbz/ |
| past simple dubbed | /dʌbd/ /dʌbd/ |
| past participle dubbed | /dʌbd/ /dʌbd/ |
| -ing form dubbing | /ˈdʌbɪŋ/ /ˈdʌbɪŋ/ |
- dub somebody + noun to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way
- The media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’.
- Genetically modified products have been dubbed ‘Frankenfoods’ in the popular press.
- dub something (into something) to replace the original speech in a film or television programme with words in another language
- an American movie dubbed into Italian
WordfinderTopics Film and theatrec1, TV, radio and newsc1- actor
- cameraman
- cinema
- dialogue
- director
- dub
- film
- location
- scenario
- sound effect
- dub something (especially British English) to make a piece of music by mixing sounds from different recordingsMore Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
- bob
- club
- dub
- grab
- rub
- sob
- throb
- kid
- nod
- pad
- plod
- prod
- shred
- skid
- thud
- beg
- blog
- bug
- drag
- drug
- flag
- hug
- jog
- log
- mug
- nag
- plug
- bar
- confer
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- refer
- star
- stir
- transfer
- acquit
- admit
- allot
- chat
- clot
- commit
- jut
- knit
- pat
- regret
- rot
- spot
- submit
- appal
- cancel
- channel
- control
- counsel
- enrol
- equal
- excel
- fuel
- fulfil
- label
- level
- marvel
- model
- pedal
- quarrel
- signal
- travel
Word Originverb sense 1 late Old English (in the sense ‘make a knight’): from Old French adober ‘equip with armour’, of unknown origin. verb senses 2 to 3 1920s: abbreviation of double.