din
din [din dins dinned dinning] BrE [dɪn] NAmE [dɪn] noun singular a loud, unpleasant noise that lasts for a long time Syn: ↑racket •The children were making an awful din. •We couldn't hear ourselves speak above the din. Word Origin: Old English dyne, dynn (noun), dynian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tuni (noun) and Old Norse dynr (noun), dynja ‘come rumbling down’. Example Bank: •She could not be heard above the din of the crowd. •Who's making that awful din?
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