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noun
1.
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
verb (used with object)
2.
to assail with din.
3.
to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.
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Dinned
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verb (used without object)
4.
to make a din.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English din(e) (noun), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr ‘noise’, Old High German tuni, Sanskrit dhuni ‘roaring’
before 900; Middle English din(e) (noun), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr ‘noise’, Old High German tuni, Sanskrit dhuni ‘roaring’
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Word Origin & History
din
O.E. dyne (n.), dynian (v.), from P.Gmc. *duniz, from PIE base *dhun- "loud noise" (cf. Skt. dhuni "roaring, a torrent").
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