transitive verb dubbed, dubbing dub′·bing

1. Obsolete to hit; strike
2. to confer knighthood on by tapping on the shoulder with a sword
3. 1. to confer a title or rank upon
   2. to call, name, or nickname
4. to make (wood, etc.) smooth, as by hammering or scraping
5. to dress (leather) by rubbing
6. Slang to bungle (a golf stroke, etc.)

Etymology: ME dubben < OE dubbian, to strike (akin to ON dubba, to dub, EFris dubben, push) < IE base *dheubh-, a club, wooden pin > dowel

noun

transitive verb dubbed, dubbing dub′·bing

1. to rerecord the sound from (an old recording)
2. to provide with a soundtrack
3. to insert in (a film) a soundtrack with synchronized dialogue in another language

Etymology: contr. < double

noun

1. dialogue, music, etc. inserted in a film's soundtrack
2. a copy of a recording made for testing the sound or content

noun

Etymology: prob. < Scand, akin to Norw dobbe, swampy land, MDu doppe, shell, MLowG dobbe, pool: for IE base see dimple