Definitions for subbing

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subbing sub·bing

Spelling: [suhb-ing]

IPA: /ˈsʌb ɪŋ/

Subbing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in subbing (bbginsu).

Definitions for subbing

noun

1. the act or process of applying a substratum.
2. the material used for a substratum.
3. a submarine.
4. a substitute.
5. a submarine sandwich. See hero sandwich.
6. a subcontractor.
7. a sublieutenant.
8. a subordinate.
9. a subaltern.
10. British. an advance against one's wages, especially one granted as a subsistence allowance.
11. Photography. a substratum.

verb (used with object)

1. Photography. to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.

verb (used without object)

1. to act as a substitute for another.

Origin of subbing

sub + -ing¹

Examples for subbing

TV Newser hears rumor that for one night only, Arianna Huffington will be subbing for Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.

He did go to Philadelphia presently and found work "subbing" on a daily paper,'The Inquirer.'

"The psychologist who's subbing for Dr. von Heydenreich," the box told him patiently.

Mr. Lemuel Wacker was "subbing" as extra for the superannuated old cripple whose sole duty was to wave a flag as trains went by.

The young engineer had gotten him a job “subbing” as a helper on a yards switch engine.

The young printer began to get some work at "subbing," though it was scant and irregular.

But is subbing him in for the embattled CEO anything more than a cosmetic change?