din

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noun

1
: a loud continued noise
especially : a welter of discordant sounds
trying to hear each other over the din in the bar
2
: a situation or condition resembling a din

din

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verb

dinned; dinning

intransitive verb

: to make a loud noise

transitive verb

1
: to assail with loud continued noise
dinned his ears
2
: to impress (see impress entry 1 sense 2c) by insistent repetition
often used with into
lessons dinned into us as children

din

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abbreviation (1)

dinar

DIN

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abbreviation (2)

German Industrial Standards

Examples of din in a Sentence

Noun It was hard to hear anything above the din in the restaurant. there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch Verb safety lessons dinned into us over and over
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Noun
The din of suspicion could also weaken the credibility of the democratic process. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 The audience may not have noticed the distant sound of fire-engine bells at the start of act two, but soon enough the din was overwhelming. Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024 For decades now, the dust and din of blowing leaves has infuriated Americans, sometimes to the point of violence. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2024 In the heart of the bustling shopping district of Covent Garden, steps from the bright lights of London's West-End theaters, the energy of street performers mingles with the din and chatter of restaurant terraces. Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for din 

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Old English dyne; akin to Old Norse dynr din, Sanskrit dhvanati it roars

Abbreviation (2)

German Deutsche Industrie-Normen

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of din was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Din.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/din. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

din

1 of 2 noun
: a loud confused mixture of noises

din

2 of 2 verb
dinned; dinning
1
: to make a loud noise
2
: to repeat again and again in order to impress on someone's mind
dinned into us the consequences of failure

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