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

In place of a liquor shelf (the establishment sells only beer and cider), there’s a turntable and a library of vinyl—this evening’s up-tempo jazz struggled to compete with the din of a full house. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

In one, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the new White House helipad, a project the president has shown tremendous pride in, he couldn’t be heard over the cacophonous din of Marine One. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

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

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