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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
  • The longest track on the album at more than eight minutes, it’s built around a relentless two-note bass line and dangerously cowbell-adjacent percussion and features a whirlwind of samples and sweetly noisy meltdowns.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For tummy time, little ones can enjoy the bright mat, noisy maracas and activity toys.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of noisy
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  • But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Successful perseverance is not repeating the same action indefinitely.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeating
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“Dinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinning. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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