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1din

noun \ˈdin\

Definition of DIN

1
: a loud continued noise; especially : a welter of discordant sounds
2
: a situation or condition resembling a din
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Examples of DIN

  1. It was hard to hear anything above the din in the restaurant.
  2. <there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch>

Origin of DIN

Middle English, from Old English dyne; akin to Old Norse dynr din, Sanskrit dhvanati it roars
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DIN

Synonyms
babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, decibel(s), noise, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle, roar
Antonyms
quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

Rhymes with DIN

bin, blin, chin, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, linn, Lynn, pin, shin, Shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, tin, twin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin

2din

verb
dinneddin·ning

Definition of DIN

intransitive verb
: to make a loud noise
transitive verb
1
: to assail with loud continued noise
2
: to impress by insistent repetition —often used with into <lessons dinned into us as children>

Examples of DIN

  1. <safety lessons dinned into us over and over>

First Known Use of DIN

before 12th century

Related to DIN

Synonyms
chime, repeat, iterate, rehearse, reiterate

3din

abbreviation

Definition of DIN

dinar

DIN

abbreviation

Definition of DIN

German Industrial Standards

Origin of DIN

German Deutsche Industrie-Normen

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