din

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

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

Related Words: discord, dissonance; commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar; clatter, jangle; bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

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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