subtitling

S1U1B3T1I1T1L1I1N1G2

noun

The addition of subtitles to a work.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of subtitle
nounsubtitling (countable and uncountable, plural subtitlings)

plural subtitlings

  1. countableuncountableThe addition of subtitles to a work.

    New genres are thus emerging as a consequence of foreign text dubbings (and subtitlings). Some original cartoons and films are also based on dubbings of foreign cartoons and films.

    2013, Carmen Millan-Varela, Francesca Bartrina, The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies

Translations

Arabic سَتْرَجَة
  • سَتْرَجَة (satraja)Translations
Catalan subtitulació
  • subtitulacióTranslations
Danish undertekstning, tekstning
  • undertekstningTranslations
  • tekstningTranslations
Dutch ondertiteling
  • ondertitelingTranslations
Finnish tekstitys
  • tekstitysTranslations
French sous-titrage
  • sous-titrageTranslations
German Untertitelung, Hinzufügung von Untertiteln
  • UntertitelungTranslations
  • Hinzufügung von UntertitelnTranslations
  • UntertitelnTranslations
Greek υποτιτλισμός
  • υποτιτλισμός (ypotitlismós)Translations
Irish fotheidealú
  • fotheidealúTranslations
Italian sottotitolazione
  • sottotitolazioneTranslations
Portuguese legendagem, subtitulação
  • legendagemTranslations
  • subtitulaçãoTranslations
Spanish subtitulación
  • subtitulaciónTranslations
Swedish textning
  • textningTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

subtitling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtitling

MLA

“subtitling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtitling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtitling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtitling.

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