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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.

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Dins is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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


1. uproar. See noise.

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2[din]
noun (used with a plural verb) Islam.
religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.


Origin:
< Arabic dīn religion < Persian dēn
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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").
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