- a loud discordant confused noise
- (transitive) usually followed by into: to instil (into a person) by constant repetition
- (transitive) to subject to a din
- (intransitive) to make a din
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
din1 /dɪn/USA pronunciation
n., v., dinned, din•ning.
n. [countable* usually singular]
v. [~ + object + into + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable* usually singular]
- a loud, confused, continued noise:the din from the neighbor's party.
v. [~ + object + into + object]
- to say, utter, or teach continually:The protesters were dinning their chants into our ears.
din1
(din),USA pronunciation n., v., dinned, din•ning.
n.
v.t.
v.i.
din2 (din),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.) [Islam.]
DIN, [Photog.]
Din.,
n.
- a loud, confused noise;
a continued loud or tumultuous sound;
noisy clamor.
v.t.
- to assail with din.
- to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.
v.i.
- to make a din.
- bef. 900; Middle English din(e) (noun, nominal), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr noise, Old High German tuni, Sanskrit dhuni roaring
- 1. uproar. See noise.
din2 (din),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.) [Islam.]
- Eastern Religionsreligion, esp. the religious observances of a Muslim. Cf. Ibada, Pillars of Islam.
- Persian dēn
- Arabic dīn religion
DIN, [Photog.]
- Photographya designation, originating in Germany, of the speed of a particular film emulsion.
- German Dutch(eutsche) I(ndustrie) north, northern(ormen) German industrial standards (later construed as Das ist Norm that is (the) standard), registered mark of the German Institute for Standardization
Din.,
- Currency(in Yugoslavia) dinar;
dinars.
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din /dɪn/ n
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
DIN /dɪn/ n
- a formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc, given as –10log10E, where E is the exposure of a point 0.1 density units above the fog level; high-speed films have high numbers
Compare ISO rating - a system of standard plugs, sockets, and cables formerly used for interconnecting domestic audio and video equipment
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'din' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Afghani
- Baber
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- charivari
- commotion
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- Hafiz
- ibn-al-Arabi
- noise
- racket
- shivaree
- stampede
- thine
- Zahir-ud-din Muhammad
- Akbar
- Ali Muhammad of Shiraz
- apple
- Bāb
- Bab ed-Din
- Bābī
- Barbarossa II
- Barrack-Room Ballads
- basket dinner
- Beth Din
- Bihzad
- boiled dinner
- bruit
- carry-in
- catechist
- Chishtiya
- clang
- clatter
- dinar
- dinarchy
- din-din
- dinergate
- ding-dong
- dingo
- dingy
- dining car
- dining hall
- dining room
- dining table
- dinner
- dinner clothes
- dinner dance
- dinner dress
- dinner fork
- dinner jacket
- dinner knife
