dubbing

[duhb-ing] / ˈdʌb ɪŋ /

VERB

name, label something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

designate nickname

STRONG

baptize bestow call christen confer denominate entitle knight style tag term title

Example Sentences

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Last year, Musk urged his more than 200 million followers on X to stop donating to Wikipedia, dubbing the site "Wokepedia."

From Barron's

Leo said the role of women in the fight against hunger, often overlooked, was in fact "indispensable", dubbing them "the silent architects of survival".

From Barron's

Her tendency to brush through political controversies gave her an air of untouchability, with some dubbing her "Teflon Ang".

From BBC

Commemorative cans for her “365 Days of Girlhood” series set off a firestorm: conservative boycotts, Kid Rock blasting cases of beer with a rifle, pundits dubbing it the “groomer of beers.”

From Salon

Environmental groups were outraged by the announcement — dubbing the email offer as an “inbox from hell.”

From Los Angeles Times