dinning 1 of 2

adjective

as in noisy
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds dinning honks and beeps arose from cars stuck in the massive traffic jam

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dinning

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verb

present participle of din
as in repeating
to say or state again safety lessons dinned into us over and over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinning
  1. noisy
  2. repeating
Adjective
  • As work proceeds, plumes of sand have clouded waters near endangered coral and conchs while noisy excavators drown out waves along the popular beach next to Port Everglades.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Sitting next to Martin Scorsese and the designer Marc Jacobs on the album cover is the group’s multi-instrumentalist John Cale, rock’s god of noisy, dignified experimentation.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of noisy
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  • Discovered by amateur mathematician David Smith in 2022, it can be used to cover every square inch of an endless bathroom floor (or any other surface) without ever repeating a single pattern.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • Picking two or three anchor colors and repeating them in textiles, art, rugs, or accent pieces creates visual continuity across the room.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Definition of repeating
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“Dinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinning. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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