adj Given a nickname or title.
- The area, dubbed "Silicon Roundabout", became a hub for tech startups.
- The goalkeeper, dubbed the Wall by fans, rarely let a goal in.
- The new bridge was quickly dubbed the Wobbly Bridge by local people.
adj Having its original soundtrack replaced with a translated one.
- The dubbed statement, however, seems to reflect different connotations.
— Sofía Sánchez-Mompeán, The Prosody of Dubbed Speech: Beyond the Character's Words (2019)
- I prefer subtitles to dubbed versions of foreign films.
- My grandmother watches dubbed cartoons because she cannot read subtitles quickly.
- The dubbed version of the film had actors whose lips did not match.
- In theaters, most foreign films are not dubbed, while animated films and some films meant for children offer a dubbed version.
— George Pierce, Introducing Translational Studies (2018)
