dinned

Variant of din

din definition

din (din)

noun

a loud, continuous noise; confused clamor or uproar

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

transitive verb dinned, dinning din′·ning

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

intransitive verb

to make a din

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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