Standard Lemma guide

dubbing

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈdʌbɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌbɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH1 B IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The conferral of knighthood; investment with a title.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process in which additional or supplementary recordings are "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The transfer of recorded music from one medium to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative spelling of dubbin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of dub

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a new soundtrack that is added to a film

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soundtrack

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: adoubement — conferral of knighthood
  • Afrikaans: oorklanking — replacement of voice
  • Albanian: dublim — replacement of voice
  • Arabic: دَبْلَجَة (dablaja) — replacement of voice
  • Armenian: կրկնօրինակում (krknōrinakum) — replacement of voice
  • Azerbaijani: dublyaj — replacement of voice
  • Basque: bikoizketa — replacement of voice
  • Belarusian: дубля́ж (dubljáž) — replacement of voice
  • Bulgarian: дубла́ж (dubláž) — replacement of voice
  • Catalan: doblatge — replacement of voice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 配音 (pèiyīn) — replacement of voice
  • Czech: dabing — replacement of voice
  • Danish: eftersynkronisering — replacement of voice
  • Dutch: nasynchronisatie — replacement of voice
  • Esperanto: voĉoaktorado — replacement of voice
  • Esperanto: dublado — replacement of voice
  • Estonian: dublaaž — replacement of voice
  • Estonian: dubleering — replacement of voice
  • Finnish: jälkiäänitys — replacement of voice
  • Finnish: dubbaus — replacement of voice
  • French: doublage — replacement of voice
  • Galician: dobraxe — replacement of voice
  • Georgian: გახმოვანება (gaxmovaneba) — replacement of voice
  • Georgian: დუბლირება (dublireba) — replacement of voice
  • German: Synchronisation — replacement of voice
  • German: Synchronisierung — replacement of voice
  • Greek: μεταγλώττιση (metaglóttisi) — replacement of voice
  • Hebrew: דיבוב (dibúv) — replacement of voice
  • Hindi: डबिंग (ḍabiṅg) — replacement of voice
  • Hungarian: szinkron — replacement of voice
  • Icelandic: talsetning — replacement of voice
  • Indonesian: sulih suara — replacement of voice
  • Indonesian: dabing — replacement of voice
  • Italian: doppiaggio — replacement of voice
  • Japanese: 吹き替え (fukikae) — replacement of voice
  • Japanese: ダビング (dabingu) — replacement of voice
  • Kazakh: дубляж (dubläj) — replacement of voice
  • Korean: 더빙 (deobing) — replacement of voice
  • Central Kurdish: دۆبلاژ (doblaj) — replacement of voice
  • Latvian: dublēšana — replacement of voice
  • Lithuanian: įgarsinimas — replacement of voice
  • Lithuanian: dubliavimas — replacement of voice
  • Macedonian: синхронизација (sinhronizacija) — replacement of voice
  • Malay: alih suara — replacement of voice
  • Malay: dabing — replacement of voice
  • Norwegian: versjonering — replacement of voice
  • Persian: دوبلاژ (dublâž) — replacement of voice
  • Polish: dubbing — replacement of voice
  • Portuguese: dublagem — replacement of voice
  • Portuguese: dobragem — replacement of voice
  • Romanian: dublaj — replacement of voice
  • Russian: дубли́рование (dublírovanije) — replacement of voice
  • Russian: дубля́ж (dubljáž) — replacement of voice
  • Serbo-Croatian: sinkronizacija — replacement of voice
  • Serbo-Croatian: синхронизација — replacement of voice
  • Slovak: dabing — replacement of voice
  • Slovene: sinhronizacija — replacement of voice
  • Spanish: doblaje — replacement of voice
  • Swedish: dubbning — replacement of voice
  • Tamil: ஒலிச்சேர்க்கை (oliccērkkai) — replacement of voice
  • Telugu: డబ్బింగ్ సినిమా (ḍabbiṅg sinimā) — replacement of voice
  • Thai: การพากย์ — replacement of voice
  • Thai: พากย์ (pâak) — replacement of voice
  • Turkish: dublaj — replacement of voice
  • Ukrainian: дублюва́ння (dubljuvánnja) — replacement of voice
  • Ukrainian: дубля́ж (dubljáž) — replacement of voice
  • Vietnamese: lồng tiếng — replacement of voice
  • Finnish: jälkiäänitys — process of mixing additional voice material to a film
  • Kazakh: дубляждау (dubläjdau) — process of mixing additional voice material to a film
  • Finnish: kopiointi — transfer of recorded music
  • Italian: doppiaggio — transfer of recorded music
  • Russian: переза́пись (perezápisʹ) — transfer of recorded music