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The definition of a din is a loud sound or clamor.

(noun)

The banging coming from an open kitchen at a restaurant is an example of a din.

Din is defined as making loud sounds.

(verb)

To bang on pots and pans is an example of din.

DIN is defined as an acronym for Deutches Institut fur Normung, which in English means German Institute for Standardization.

(abbreviation)

An example of DIN standards are the specifications used in engineering or in establishing technical uniform procedures, methods, processes, criteria, or practices.

See din in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a loud, continuous noise; confused clamor or uproar

Origin: ME dine < OE dyne, akin to ON dynr < IE base *dhwen-, *dhun-, to sound, boom > Sans dhvani-, sound, noise, word

transitive verb dinned, dinning

to beset with a din
to repeat insistently or noisily: to din an idea into someone's ears

intransitive verb

to make a din

noun

an association in Germany that sets manufacturing standards, esp. for electronic equipment and photographic film
any of these standards or a set of such standards

Origin: D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(ormenausschuss)

adjective

of, having to do with, or made according to such a standard or standards

See din in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds. See Synonyms at noise.

verb dinned dinned, din·ning, dins

verb, transitive