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[din] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, dinned, din·ning.
[din] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, dinned, din·ning. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor. |
| 2. | to assail with din. |
| 3. | to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition. |
| 4. | to make a din. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME din(e) (n.), OE dyne, dynn; c. ON dynr noise, OHG tuni, Skt dhuni roaring]
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[din] Pronunciation Key
[din] Pronunciation Key –noun (used with a plural verb) Islam.
) Islam. | religion, esp. the religious observances of a Muslim. |
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DIN
Photography.
| a designation, originating in Germany, of the speed of a particular film emulsion. |
[Origin: < G D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(ormen) German industrial standards (later construed as Das ist Norm that is (the) standard), registered mark of the German Institute for Standardization]
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Din.
| (in Yugoslavia) dinar; dinars. |
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(dĭn) Pronunciation Key
n. A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds. See Synonyms at noise. v. dinned, din·ning, dins v. tr.
v. intr. To make a loud noise. [Middle English dine, from Old English dyne.] |
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din
O.E. dyne (n.), dynian (v.), from P.Gmc. *duniz, from PIE base *dhun- "loud noise" (cf. Skt. dhuni "roaring, a torrent").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| din | |
noun | |
| 1. | a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare] |
| 2. | the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion] |
verb | |
| 1. | make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" [syn: boom] |
| 2. | instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students" |
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DIN
Deutsche Institut fuer Normung. The German standardisation body, a member of ISO.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Din\, n. [AS. dyne, dyn; akin to Icel. dynr, and to AS. dynian to resound, Icel. dynja to pour down like hail or rain; cf. Skr. dhuni roaring, a torrent, dhvan to sound. Cf. Dun to ask payment.] Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar. Think you a little din can daunt mine ears? --Shak. He knew the battle's din afar. --Sir W. Scott. The dust and din and steam of town. --Tennyson.
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Din\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinning.] [AS. dynian. See Din, n.]1. To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with cries. 2. To utter with a din; to repeat noisily; to ding. This hath been often dinned in my ears. --Swift. To din into, to fix in the mind of another by frequent and noisy repetitions. --Sir W. Scott.
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Din\, v. i. To sound with a din; a ding. The gay viol dinning in the dale. --A. Seward.
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