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din

1[din] noun, verb, dinned, din⋅ning.
–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.
–verb (used without object)
4. to make a din.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME din(e) (n.), OE dyne, dynn; c. ON dynr noise, OHG tuni, Skt dhuni roaring


1. uproar. See noise.
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din   (dĭn)   
n.  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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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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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