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.
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/ˈdʌbɪŋ/
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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
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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
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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
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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