din

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noun

ˈdin 

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

Synonyms of din

Noun

• noise
• roar
• rattle
• chatter

Verb

• repeat
• come again

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

Mahomes was the last Chiefs player to be announced during pregame introductions, roaring himself as the din inside of Arrowhead Stadium reached a crescendo. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

There would be preseason practices where Minter’s voice didn’t rise above the din of a typical training camp workout. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

But away from the din at the crammed Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, a quieter labor-management battle is unfolding over who controls the sport’s money and how much should go to players. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

This view has not been heard in the dizzying din of the emotional outburst and fearmongering of the side show and irrelevant conversation about transwomen in sports inexplicably occurring in the context of the WNBA. — Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for din

• been
• bin
• chin
• djinn
• fin
• finn
• gin
• grin
• in
• kin
• linn
• linne

Kids Definition

din

1 of 2 noun

ˈdin 

: 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