Din Definition
dĭn
dinned, dinning, dins
noun
dins
A loud, continuous noise; confused clamor or uproar.
Webster's New World
Any of various international technical standards, as for electronic equipment or photographic film, set by the German association Deutsches Institut für Normung.
Webster's New World
verb
dinned, dinning, dins
To beset with a din.
Webster's New World
To stun with deafening noise.
American Heritage
To repeat insistently or noisily.
To din an idea into someone's ears.
Webster's New World
To instill by wearying repetition.
Dinned the Latin conjugations into the students' heads.
American Heritage
To make a din.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Deutsches Institut für Normung. (German Institute for Standardization)
Wiktionary
A formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc.; high-speed films have high numbers.
Wiktionary
Origin of Din
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From Old English dyne, from Proto-Germanic *duniz. Akin to Old Norse dynr, Sanskrit ध्वनति (dhvanati, “to make a noise, to roar”).
From Wiktionary
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From Old English dynnan, from Proto-Germanic *dunjan, from the same stem as Etymology 1, above.
From Wiktionary
Middle English dine from Old English dyne
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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