English Explanatory Dictionary

DIN

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The German Institute for Standardization.
noun
  1. A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.
verb
  1. To make a din, to resound.
  2. (of a place) To be filled with sound, to resound.
  3. To assail (a person, the ears) with loud noise.
  4. To repeat (something) continuously, as though to the point of deafening or exhausting somebody, or (sometimes particularly) to impress or instill (it, into someone).
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of deen (“religion, faith, religiosity”).
name
  1. A surname from Khmer.

Pronunciation

/dɪn/ en-us-din.ogg

Word forms

DIN dins dinning dinned

Etymology

Borrowed from German DIN.

Synonyms

ballyhoo blast bobbery bombilation charivari clangour clash clatter crash din durdum hubbub hurly noise outcry racket ruckus uproar vociferance vociferation drum

Antonyms

lull murmur peace silence

Related words

cacophony beth din din-din din-dins dindle

Derived words

DIN connector dinful dinsome earthdin outdin unbedinned
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