as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch
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as in repeats
to say or state again
safety lessons dinned into us over and over
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Recent Examples of dins
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dins
Noun
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But out of all the various noises that humans release upon seeing a whale, wow is by far my favorite.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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But all the soundbites — the quick, random noises that seem to irritate fans the most — don’t always get noticed by players.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And across Miami-Dade, the scene repeats itself.—
Yaelis Pena,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Frequency is how often something repeats over time.—
Andrei Derevianko,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were no roars of restaurant chatter and excitement from happy guests.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Most of the time, the creature is invisible, only given away by roars or its footprints in the soil of this extra-terrestrial world.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The reboot chimes once the process is done.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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An alarm that chimes instead of buzzes.—
Stephen Watson,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.—
Don Sweeney
April 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Cunningham’s Fisher-Price pianos and decrepit drums are unmistakable, as is Ciani’s Buchla, which whooshes and rattles like a steam engine barreling down the tracks.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Dins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dins. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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