as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
safety lessons dinned into us over and over
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Recent Examples of din
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Making sense of these nerve-wracking times, and everything filmmakers, artists, writers, creators create out of the din, amounts to more than a routine profession.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
As anyone who’s experienced the din of a busy airport, freeway or even Manhattan at rush hour can attest, noise linked to transportation can be overwhelming.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Over the din of crackling wires and grumbling engines, the president made his case for revitalizing the country’s roads, ports, airports and rail lines.
—David Alff, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The factory emitted a steady din and hum as work proceeded on vehicles below.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Making sense of these nerve-wracking times, and everything filmmakers, artists, writers, creators create out of the din, amounts to more than a routine profession.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
As anyone who’s experienced the din of a busy airport, freeway or even Manhattan at rush hour can attest, noise linked to transportation can be overwhelming.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Over the din of crackling wires and grumbling engines, the president made his case for revitalizing the country’s roads, ports, airports and rail lines.
—David Alff, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for din
Noun
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Additionally, pollution accumulation and vessel noise disrupt their echolocation abilities, making hunting increasingly difficult.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This helps to break through the noise and build credibility.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Robots also offer consistency, repeating trials with no fatigue or variation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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But even more meaningful was the opportunity to have conversations that weren’t premised on the idea that Zohran had a hard ceiling in this race, something journalists and editors from more establishment outlets repeated ad nauseam until the final days of the primary.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not with a whimper but with a siren wail that long ago converted to white noise in our collective hearing; a global tinnitus like the hum of a fridge; the quiet roar of the Greenland ice sheet slipping into the Musk Ocean.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are more and more people on the other side of the glass, the sound like a sea’s roar outside.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The snake has a tiny rattle that sounds like the faint buzz of an insect, the TWRA told The Tennessean.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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What to Know While there were no visible camera flashes during daylight hours, Harry's arrival at court sparked the audible rattle of many cameras taking pictures at the same time.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My senses sharpened, my breath slowed, and the chatter in my head went quiet.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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After plenty of chatter, Thug is attempting to finally control his narrative and the reclamation of the Atlanta rapper is on.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Din.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/din. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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