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din  (dn)
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.]

din
Noun
a loud unpleasant confused noise
Verb
[dinning, dinned]
din something into someone to instil something into someone by constant repetition [Old English dynn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dindin - a loud harsh or strident noise
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.dindin - the act of making a noisy disturbance
disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir, fuss - a rapid active commotion
Verb1.din - make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
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
Translations
Spanish din [dɪn] nestruendo, estrépito
vt to din sth into sb (col) → meter algo en la cabeza a algn

French din [dɪn] nvacarme m
vt to din sth into sb (inf) → enfoncer qch dans la tête or la caboche de qn

German din [dɪn] nLärm m, Getöse nt
vt (inf);
to din sth into sb → jdm etw einbläuen

Italian din [dɪn] nchiasso, fracasso
vt to din sth into sb (col) → ficcare qc in testa a qn

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"These I added for the sake of honour when I came to England," said Imam Din Adam smiled the ghost of a little smile that I began to remember, and we put him on the big couch for refreshments.
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.
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.
 
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