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noun | verb dindin1 /dɪn/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal ETYMOLOGYdin1Origin: Old English dyne ► above the din We couldn’t hear ourselves talk above the din. THESAURUS a sound or sounds, especially ones that are very loud, annoying, or unexpected► noise a sound or sounds, especially ones that are very loud, annoying, or unexpected: The traffic noise kept us awake. What was that clunking noise? ► racket informal a loud unpleasant noise: It’s impossible to work with that racket going on. ► commotion a sudden noisy activity, especially the noise of people arguing or fighting: We heard a commotion downstairs and ran down to see what was happening. ► din a loud unpleasant noise, especially the noise of many people talking, working, etc., that continues for a long time. Used especially in writing or literature: We had to speak loudly to hear each other in the din of the school cafeteria. ► clamor formal a loud noise, especially the noise made by an excited or confused crowd: The noise in the auditorium had risen to a clamor. a loud continuous noise that sounds bad SYN uproar: We couldn’t hear ourselves talk above the din.► see thesaurus at noise noun | verb dindin2 verb (dinned, dinning) VERB TABLEdin |
Present | I, you, we, they | din | | he, she, it | dins | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dinned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dinned | | he, she, it | has dinned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dinned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will din | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dinned |
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Present | I | am dinning | | he, she, it | is dinning | | you, we, they | are dinning | Past | I, he, she, it | was dinning | | you, we, they | were dinning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dinning | | he, she, it | has been dinning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dinning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dinning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dinning |
din something into somebody phrasal verb formal to make someone learn and remember something by repeating it to him or her again and again: Respect for our elders was dinned into us in school. |