dinning 1 of 2

adjective

as in noisy
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds dinning honks and beeps arose from cars stuck in the massive traffic jam

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dinning

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verb

present participle of din
as in repeating
to say or state again safety lessons dinned into us over and over

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  1. noisy
  2. repeating
Adjective
  • In 2025, Google’s Craig Gidney published research suggesting RSA-2048 could theoretically be factored with fewer than one million noisy physical qubits under specific engineering assumptions, a dramatic reduction from previous estimates.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Part of the fun of seeking out sandhill cranes is seeing and hearing their big, noisy flocks.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of noisy
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  • There will be nonstop panels on TV and livestreams, analysts repeating analysis of days-old polls, and — come afternoon — figures from exit polls suggesting that Hispanics are voting in large numbers, or that the economy is a major issue.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Mirrors facing one another from opposite walls reflect an infinite number of repeating images, giving visitors a sense of the eternal.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of repeating
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