subtitling

UK: /ˈsʌbˌtaɪtlɪŋ/

From the verb subtitle: (⇒ conjugate)

subtitling is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sub•ti•tle /ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl/   n., v., -tled, -tling. 
n. [countable]

1. Literature a secondary title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
2. Show Business
   • Show Business (in motion pictures and television) the text of conversations, speeches, etc., as translated into another language and shown on the bottom of the screen:
     In Paris we were able to watch movies in English and compare the French subtitles to see how they translated the dialogue.

v. [~ + object]

3. to give a subtitle or subtitles to.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sub•ti•tle  (sub′tīt′l), n., v., -tled, -tling. 
n. 

1. Literature a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
2. Literature a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text.
3. Show Business [Motion Pictures, Television.]
   • , Radio and Television, Cinema the text of dialogue, speeches, operas, etc., translated into another language and projected on the lower part of the screen.
   • Cinema (in silent motion pictures) a title or caption.

v.t. 

4. to give a subtitle to.

• 1875–80; sub- + title

sub•tit•u•lar  (sub tich′ə lər, -tit′yə-), adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

subtitle / ˈsʌbˌtaɪt^əl/ noun

1. an additional subordinate title given to a literary or other work
2. Also called: caption (often plural) a written translation superimposed on a film that has foreign dialogue
3. explanatory text on a silent film

verb

1. (tr; usually passive) to provide a subtitle for