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UK
/sˈʌbɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈsəbɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈsəbɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
How To Use subbing In A Sentence
- Hopefully not by me. * hint hint, prod prod* I should probably get around to subbing those in-game movies too. Anime Nano!
- Instead, she began to help him with his work, test-reading chapters, subbing the text. Times, Sunday Times
- I was told I could take this whack of money or I could go back to subbing features.
- It reunited in 1996-with original bass player Glen Matlock subbing for his replacement, the late Sid Vicious - for a five-month world tour.
- Knock his confidence big-time by subbing him twice. The Sun
- You've probably heard the term sub or subbing or sub-editor, but you may be unclear about what they actually do.
- Glyn learned subbing the old fashioned way, with paper and pencils and funny little rulers that tell you how many spaces and letters can fit on a line, depending on the size of the type.
- I think TSZ might actually be a better book subbing “overdog” for “overman.” The Volokh Conspiracy » Are Human Rights Watch Officials Just Thin-Skinned? (No!):
- This time I subbed in creme fraiche for the sour cream, and I got mayo from the English shop again, because I didn't want to risk the potential disaster of subbing in German mayo again! American Food Party!
- Anyway, am subbing a couple of pieces on aphrodisiacs.