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
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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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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
The din of the pop-up dance club competes with that of the occasional aircraft at takeoff.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
That din of noise will likely be ratcheted up even higher during Saturday’s final between the host nation and the overwhelming favorite made up of an insane amount of talent.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
In place of the typical din of tourists and religious pilgrims, the listener can hear shoes on stone in the middle of the day.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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Noun
The sound design is especially intrusive—every click of a lighter, drip of a faucet, and pop of a cork tears through the din and dialogue at unexpected intervals, as if insisting that its characters wake up.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
The din of the pop-up dance club competes with that of the occasional aircraft at takeoff.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
That din of noise will likely be ratcheted up even higher during Saturday’s final between the host nation and the overwhelming favorite made up of an insane amount of talent.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
In place of the typical din of tourists and religious pilgrims, the listener can hear shoes on stone in the middle of the day.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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“Din.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/din. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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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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