as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
safety lessons dinned into us over and over
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Recent Examples of din
Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
There were almost definitely more cheers than boos, but also maybe just a din of collective noticing.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Even with the help of microphones, he could sometimes barely be heard above the din of reporters and players talking in other areas of the room.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Another expression emerged from everyday objects, which inspired Lynch to deform the mundane into a hellish din.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
By the time my grandfather’s cousin sold the hotel, in 1985, this age was long past, and the music of my father’s youthful summers at the Palmyra had given way to the din of mortars and shells, a familiar Arab story.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
There were almost definitely more cheers than boos, but also maybe just a din of collective noticing.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Even with the help of microphones, he could sometimes barely be heard above the din of reporters and players talking in other areas of the room.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Another expression emerged from everyday objects, which inspired Lynch to deform the mundane into a hellish din.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for din
Noun
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After all, that’s arguably the primary purpose of a social network: not the news, not the blather, not the noise.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Faster hard drives will tend to make more noise than slower ones.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Encourage interaction by asking your toddler to point at pictures, repeat words, or turn the pages with you.—
Holly Garcia,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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MoCA can involve being asked to repeat five words immediately, and then asked to repeat them again after some time has passed; identifying animals; and drawing the hands on a clock to indicate a certain time.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The roars crescendoed in the bottom of the first as Tatis led off with a single, Tatis and Machado each stole a base and Merrill, after falling behind 0-2 against Sale, one-handed a two-run single into center field.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The nervous dread subsided, for once, and the roars returned as the Sox triumphed.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But throwing away rattle sans Tershers’ permission seems weird.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported the rattle.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the case of viral chatter, the message would be a human pandemic.—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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Instead of dialogue, the SEAL team communicates through chatter.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Din.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/din. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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