I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
hear
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The Doctor was left to wave his arms and shout; he could not be heard above the din .
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We have to move upstairs to the mezzanine just so we can hear ourselves over the din .
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So far neither of them had raised their voices, or only enough to be heard above Gordon's din .
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In a room full of shouting people, you have to yell to be heard above the din .
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It spread before Maggie, and she'd never heard such a din .
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He was playing music of some kind, it was hard to hear for the din .
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They did not have far to go before they heard the din of conflict ahead.
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But it is a case that can not be heard above the din of bombs and bullets.
make
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The throttle lever was still against the wall and the engine was making a healthy din up front.
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The machines made a factory din , like a stamping plant maybe.
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The birds are making a din .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
almighty din/crash/row etc
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And certainly there would be the most almighty row if Clarke got the push.
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Before he got half way, they dropped with an almighty crash on to the stone floor.
set up a commotion/din/racket etc
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Crickets set up a racket in trees out in the yard.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I shouted to make myself heard above the din .
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The hall resounded with the din of thirty children scraping violins, banging drums and singing loudly.
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We couldn't hear ourselves talk above the din of the crowd.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Insert an addictive drug into the system and the din from the second messengers becomes deafening.
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It feels awkward to be voicing our most personal pain above the din of the airport.
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It was a harrowing din , a cascade of furious voices merged into a single pulsating shout.
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The din in the hall stilled.
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The Doctor was left to wave his arms and shout; he could not be heard above the din .
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The fans were out of their minds, and the din was deafening.
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Their combined din , after a few hours, got to be annoying.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
almighty din/crash/row etc
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And certainly there would be the most almighty row if Clarke got the push.
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Before he got half way, they dropped with an almighty crash on to the stone floor.