as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
safety lessons dinned into us over and over
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Recent Examples of din
Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Prepared by Paolo Bressan, the full chorus raised thrilling dins on opening night, although the men weren’t always fine-tuned at the beginning.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The plight of young men has, for some years now, been a cause of public concern; recently the din of alarm bells seems louder than ever.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
From Lake Bluff to Libertyville, complaints have mounted from neighbors about the din from pickleball courts.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Cars flowed by at all hours, creating a wash of noise broken now and then by the metallic din of passing trains.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Prepared by Paolo Bressan, the full chorus raised thrilling dins on opening night, although the men weren’t always fine-tuned at the beginning.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The plight of young men has, for some years now, been a cause of public concern; recently the din of alarm bells seems louder than ever.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
From Lake Bluff to Libertyville, complaints have mounted from neighbors about the din from pickleball courts.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for din
Noun
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The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management warned residents that demolition may produce loud noises and advised them to close their windows.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park fought the noise of campus hoopla to present Duke Ellington's sacred music at Knowles Chapel.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Strawberries, sugar, lemon, and lime juice create the base layer with the same repeated by substituting blueberries for the top layer, while the middle is an ice cream-like custard.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hammering the Color Palette Using too many colors (and over-repeating them) can cause visual overwhelm, which can read as clutter.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The loudest roar of the day coming when the punter dotted a shot into the 1-yard line.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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For the first time in this series, the Rogers Centre crowd rose to a roar.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But stopping the clap of Thunder and rattle of Spurs calls for something special.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The rattle inside his body that had played the white noise to his life was hushed.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was plenty of chatter about keeping an eye on the Lakers as a potential sleeper team in the West before Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) went down with injuries this month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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But most of his chatter during the night was about the larger issues that prompted the tour just a matter of weeks earlier.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Din.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/din. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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