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din

(dĭn)

A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds. See Synonyms at noise.

v. dinned, din·ning, dins

v.tr.

1. To stun with deafening noise.

2. To instill by wearying repetition: dinned the Latin conjugations into the students' heads.

v.intr.

To make a loud noise.

[Middle English dine, from Old English dyne.]

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din

(dɪn)

a loud discordant confused noise

vb, dins, dinning or dinned

1. (usually foll by: into) to instil (into a person) by constant repetition

2. (tr) to subject to a din

3. (intr) to make a din

[Old English dynn; compare Old Norse dynr, Old High German tuni]

din

(dɪn)

1. (Judaism) a particular religious law; the halacha about something

2. (Judaism) the ruling of a Beth Din or religious court

[from Hebrew, literally: judgment]

din

(diːn)

(Islam) Islam religion in general, esp the beliefs and obligations of Islam

[Arabic, related to dain debt]

DIN

(dɪn)

1. (Photography) a formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc, given as –10log10E, where E is the exposure of a point 0.1 density units above the fog level; high-speed films have high numbers. Compare ISO rating

2. (Electronics) a system of standard plugs, sockets, and cables formerly used for interconnecting domestic audio and video equipment

[C20: from German D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(orm) German Industry Standard]

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din

(dɪn)

n., v. dinned, din•ning. n.

1. a loud, confused noise; a continued tumultuous sound.

v.t.

2. to assail with a din.

3. to utter with clamor or persistent repetition.

v.i.

4. to make a din.

[before 900; Middle English din(e), Old English dyne, dynn]

syn: See noise.

din

Past participle: dinned
Gerund: dinning

Imperative
din
din

Present
I din
you din
he/she/it dins
we din
you din
they din

Preterite
I dinned
you dinned
he/she/it dinned
we dinned
you dinned
they dinned

Present Continuous
I am dinning
you are dinning
he/she/it is dinning
we are dinning
you are dinning
they are dinning

Present Perfect
I have dinned
you have dinned
he/she/it has dinned
we have dinned
you have dinned
they have dinned

Past Continuous
I was dinning
you were dinning
he/she/it was dinning
we were dinning
you were dinning
they were dinning

Past Perfect
I had dinned
you had dinned
he/she/it had dinned
we had dinned
you had dinned
they had dinned

Future
I will din
you will din
he/she/it will din
we will din
you will din
they will din

Future Perfect
I will have dinned
you will have dinned
he/she/it will have dinned
we will have dinned
you will have dinned
they will have dinned

Future Continuous
I will be dinning
you will be dinning
he/she/it will be dinning
we will be dinning
you will be dinning
they will be dinning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dinning
you have been dinning
he/she/it has been dinning
we have been dinning
you have been dinning
they have been dinning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dinning
you will have been dinning
he/she/it will have been dinning
we will have been dinning
you will have been dinning
they will have been dinning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dinning
you had been dinning
he/she/it had been dinning
we had been dinning
you had been dinning
they had been dinning

Conditional
I would din
you would din
he/she/it would din
we would din
you would din
they would din

Past Conditional
I would have dinned
you would have dinned
he/she/it would have dinned
we would have dinned
you would have dinned
they would have dinned

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Noun	1.	din - a loud harsh or strident noise blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	din - the act of making a noisy disturbance ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, tumult disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir, fuss - a rapid active commotion
Verb	1.	din - make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" boom sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	din - instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students" inculcate, infuse, instill - teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"

din

noun noise, row, racket, crash, clash, shout, outcry, clamour, clatter, uproar, commotion, pandemonium, babel, hubbub, hullabaloo, clangour They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.
noise peace, quiet, silence, calm, hush, tranquillity, calmness, quietness

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din

noun

Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable:

babel, clamor, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, tumult, uproar.

Translations

ضَجَّه، ضَجيجضَجِيج

hluklomozrámus

larmspektakel

melu

buka

skarkali, hávaîi

baccano clamore far baccano frastuono rimbombare

やかましい音

소음

clamorstrepitus

bildesys

šķindoņatroksnis

ropottrušč

dån

เสียงอึกทึก

gürültü patırtı şamata

tiếng ầm ĩ

喧嚣喧声

din

[dɪn]

A. N [of traffic, roadworks] → estruendo m, estrépito m; [of voices, music] → alboroto m, bulla f

B. VT to din sth into sb → inculcar algo a algn
I had it dinned into me as a child → me lo inculcaron desde niño

C. VI his words still dinned in my head → el eco de sus palabras aún resonaba en mi cabeza

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

din

[ˈdɪn]

n → vacarme m

vt
to din sth into sb → enfoncer qch dans la tête de qn, enfoncer qch dans la caboche de qn

din

n → Lärm m, → Getöse nt; an infernal din → ein Höllenlärm or -spektakel m

vt to din something into somebody → jdm etw einbläuen

vi the noise was still dinning in his ears → der Lärm dröhnte ihm immer noch in den Ohren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

din

[dɪn]

1. n (from people, in classroom) → chiasso, fracasso, baccano; (from machine, factory, traffic) → rumore m infernale

2. vt to din sth into sb (fam) → ficcare qc in testa a qn
he tried to din it into her that ... → ha cercato di ficcarle in testa che...

din

(din) noun

a loud continuous noise. What a terrible din that machine makes!

din

→ ضَجِيج lomoz larm Lärm βοή alboroto, barullo melu vacarme buka baccano やかましい音 소음 kabaal drønn hałas ruído шум dån เสียงอึกทึก şamata tiếng ầm ĩ 喧嚣

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"And what is this uniform?" Stalky asked of Imam Din, the servant, who came to attention on the marble floor.

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As the light in the amphitheater increased the females augmented the frequency and force of their blows until presently a wild, rhythmic din pervaded the great jungle for miles in every direction.

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The vast white headless phantom floats further and further from the ship, and every rod that it so floats, what seem square roods of sharks and cubic roods of fowls, augment the murderous din. For hours and hours from the almost stationary ship that hideous sight is seen.

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"The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am next of kin; The guests are met, the feast is set: May'st hear the merry din."

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The steel ramrods clanked and clanged with incessant din as the men pounded them furiously into the hot rifle barrels.

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Startled from my slumbers by the din, I leaped up, and found the whole household engaged in making preparations for immediate departure.

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The warriors were still some little distance away, advancing slowly, making, after the manner of their kind, a frightful din with their savage yells and the pounding of their naked feet upon the ground as they leaped up and down in a fantastic war dance.

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As the noise of the troubled ocean when roll the waves on high, as the last peal of thunder in heaven, such is the din of war.

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There must have been a signal of warning or command, high and shrill above the din, but by me unheard.

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They heard, I say, strokes falling with a measured beat, and a certain rattling of iron and chains that, together with the furious din of the water, would have struck terror into any heart but Don Quixote's.

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You can find subjects enough to talk about sometimes, and when you know how important it is to keep up Miss Bray's spirits, and interest her, and all that, it really is quite extraordinary to me what can induce you to keep on prose, prose, prose, din, din, din, everlastingly, upon the same theme.

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At the approach of night they had all vanished away with their din and smoke.

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