1
: a loud continued noise
2
: a situation or condition resembling a din
dinned; dinning
: to make a loud noise
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
dinar
German Industrial Standards
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
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 May 2025
Beneath the veneer of misanthropy and the din of controversy her perspective has often incited lies a more generous sensibility that was always present but is only now coming to the fore.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Yet this clarion call is too often lost in the din of daily life.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
While the din in the arena got ever louder, there was only silence in Wright’s head.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Rather, Lapid encourages all on his side to be at least as loud and strident in protest, to have any chance of being heard over the ongoing din of war.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 May 2025
Beneath the veneer of misanthropy and the din of controversy her perspective has often incited lies a more generous sensibility that was always present but is only now coming to the fore.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Yet this clarion call is too often lost in the din of daily life.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
While the din in the arena got ever louder, there was only silence in Wright’s head.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Din.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/din. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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din
1 of 2 noun
: 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
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