din

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noun

ˈdin 

1

: a loud continued noise

especially : a welter of discordant sounds

trying to hear each other over the din in the bar

2

: a situation or condition resembling a din

din

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verb

dinned; dinning

intransitive verb

: to make a loud noise

transitive verb

1

: to assail with loud continued noise

dinned his ears

2

: to impress (see impress entry 1 sense 2c) by insistent repetition

—often used with into

lessons dinned into us as children

din

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abbreviation (1)

dinar

DIN

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abbreviation (2)

German Industrial Standards

Synonyms

Noun

• noise
• roar
• rattle
• chatter

Verb

• repeat
• come again

Examples of din in a Sentence

Noun

It was hard to hear anything above the din in the restaurant.

there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch

Verb

safety lessons dinned into us over and over

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Over the din of crackling wires and grumbling engines, the president made his case for revitalizing the country’s roads, ports, airports and rail lines. —David Alff, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025

Joining the din of already raucous sequel-mania, studios have offered audiences revival after revival aimed at capturing coming-of-age nostalgia. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

Gone were the swimmers and speedboats, and the blaring din of the casino juke box was stilled. —Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025

Shout your order to the unflappable bartenders over the din of the country music and crowds. —Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Old English dyne; akin to Old Norse dynr din, Sanskrit dhvanati it roars

Abbreviation (2)

German Deutsche Industrie-Normen

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for din

• been
• bin
• chin
• djinn
• fin
• finn
• gin
• grin
• in
• kin
• linn
• linne

Kids Definition

din

1 of 2 noun

ˈdin 

: a loud confused mixture of noises

din

2 of 2 verb

dinned; dinning

1

: to make a loud noise

2

: to repeat again and again in order to impress on someone's mind

dinned into us the consequences of failure