1
: a loud continued noise
2
: a situation or condition resembling a din
dinned; dinning
: to make a loud noise
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
dinar
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
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Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Angered when his ally Munim Khan was replaced by Shams-ud-din as vakil (prime minister), Adham Khan, who was already resentful after his recall from Malwa, stormed into the court with his supporters on May 16, 1562, and murdered Shams-ud-din in the audience hall.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
In Chula Vista, protesters thronged to a sidewalk outside a Red Lobster on H Street, amid a din of whistles and car horns.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Maybe communication was an issue in the din whipped up by the home support.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Hostert, of the University of Iowa, likens it to picking out the faint hum of an air conditioner over the din of Manhattan traffic.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Angered when his ally Munim Khan was replaced by Shams-ud-din as vakil (prime minister), Adham Khan, who was already resentful after his recall from Malwa, stormed into the court with his supporters on May 16, 1562, and murdered Shams-ud-din in the audience hall.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
In Chula Vista, protesters thronged to a sidewalk outside a Red Lobster on H Street, amid a din of whistles and car horns.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Maybe communication was an issue in the din whipped up by the home support.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for din
Cite this Entry
“Din.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/din. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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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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