dins 1 of 2

noun

plural of din
as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch

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dins

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verb

present tense third-person singular of din
as in repeats
to say or state again safety lessons dinned into us over and over

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Recent Examples of dins
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
  1. noises
  2. repeats
  3. roars
  4. chimes
  5. rattles
  6. chatters
Noun
  • After all, how dare the franchise depart from its humble instrumental beginnings and have a human making mouth noises over the opening credits?
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Furniture mysteriously moving, lights flickering on or off and strange noises have all been reported.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of noises
Verb
  • For the Sk8-Hi, the upper’s medial side hosts both the full Dodgers script and the LA logo, the latter of which repeats at the top of the heel.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat celebrates Hughes with a work on paper that repeats the writer's name to spread awareness of his work.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeats
Noun
  • Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz.
    — Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of roars
Verb
  • That chimes with the European Central Bank's ambition of a single banking jurisdiction, with capital and liquidity able to move freely within cross-border groups and depositors enjoying equal protection.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Galeotti explains that in a weaponized world, there is permanent chaos and constant battles, something that chimes with what is unfolding at the World Cup.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of chimes
Noun
  • Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Some financial experts are seeing warning signs ahead for stocks as bond market rattles.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rattles
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of chatters

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“Dins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dins. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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