dub — to give a title to someone or something; to name
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to give a title to someone or something; to name
Pronunciation (IPA): /dʌb/
Example Sentences
- Critics dubbed the new restaurant 'a culinary disaster' after the chef served burnt pasta with ketchup sauce
- They had to dub the actor's voice because he kept forgetting his lines and saying 'banana' instead
- The company was dubbed 'Employee of the Month Champion' for having the same person win twelve times in a row
dub
VERB[/dʌb/]
to give a title to someone or something; to name
💡 Concept
The king taps his sword on the knight's shoulder to dub him Sir Edmund.
🎵 Rhyme
They dub the club as the city's new hub!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/dʌb/
🇬🇧 UK/dʌb/
🌳Etymology
Rootdub
🎵Rhyme
clubhubrubstubtub
club
hub
rub
stub
tub
🔗Collocations
dub someone as
dub a movie
self-dubbed
dub into
dub over
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Critics dubbed the new restaurant 'a culinary disaster' after the chef served burnt pasta with ketchup sauce”
😄 Fun example
“They had to dub the actor's voice because he kept forgetting his lines and saying 'banana' instead”
😄 Fun example
“The company was dubbed 'Employee of the Month Champion' for having the same person win twelve times in a row”
“The documentary was dubbed in multiple languages for international distribution”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
nametitlelabeldesignatecall
Antonyms
unnameduntitled
Related
subtitlevoiceoverknightchristennickname
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