Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subbing

/sˈʌbɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: sub-bing
IPA: /sˈʌbɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sub

noun

A copy editing process.

Example Sentences

"With the best will in the world, excluding any assumption that the Berlin paper would wish to make Einstein look ridiculous, or that the Times man overemphasized any anti Americanism, these choppings, subbings, and translations inevitably did more than alter the balance of the original."
"Do not expect to sub (or copy edit, as the Americans call it) your article to perfection in one go - I will do three or four subbings before I'm convinced an article is as perfect as I can get it. But when you've done all you can - yes, send it out!"

Inflected Forms

subbings (plural)

Synonyms

substituting

Rhymes With

rubbing scrubbing clubbing dubbing snubbing drubbing

Questions

How do you pronounce subbing?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌbɪŋ/.
What does subbing mean?: present participle and gerund of sub

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