Din

Definition of Din

Pronunciation: dĭn
n.1.Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar.
Think you a little din can daunt mine ears?
- Shak.
He knew the battle's din afar.
- Sir W. Scott.
The dust and din and steam of town.
- Tennyson.
v. t.1.To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with cries.
[imp. & p. p. Dinned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinning.]
2.To utter with a din; to repeat noisily; to ding.
This hath been often dinned in my ears.
- Swift.
To din into
to fix in the mind of another by frequent and noisy repetitions.
- Sir W. Scott.
v. i.1.To sound with a din; a ding.
The gay viol dinning in the dale.
- A. Seward.

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