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

The room was thick with the din of 1,400 men packed inside a stone box—their voices, the sound of feet scuffling on the floor, and their hands moving restlessly atop the tables, echoing. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

The steady din of rushing water and booming splashes only adds to their beauty. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 16 July 2026

On the busy workshop floor at Furniture International on the outskirts of Nairobi, workers often have to shout to be heard over the din of circular saws, hammers and machinery. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026

The sound is out of place even amid the usual din at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest. — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 4 July 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