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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Amid the din of Denver Coliseum, Chris Olson’s voice rose above the rest. Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2024 Despite limited financial resources, Davis and Hendy Newbill may have an opportunity to be heard above the big-money din if voters — and teachers — turn away from Al-Alim. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 Transitioning into a din of chatter, the audience plucked up their bags and hats, slipped on their coats and scarves, milled around in the aisles for a bit, and slowly vanished through the exits. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024 Cox said protesters lit colorful flares and drummers created a deafening din outside the hotel as some demonstrators sat on the ground and others rappelled from the roof of the hotel. TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 Others took the microphone and delivered their own messages, hopeful that their relatives would hear them above the din of the ongoing war. NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024 For example, artificial lights can disorient insects or migrating birds, and the din of cars, planes and ships can deafen aquatic creatures and interfere with animals’ reproduction. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024 Sometimes the din of the dinner crowd is louder than the Mexican music playing. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024 On a sweltering July evening, the din from thousands of computers mining for Bitcoins pierced the night. Gabriel J.x. Dance, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 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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