I. ˈdin noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dyne; akin to Old High German tuni din, Old Norse dynr, Sanskrit dhvanati it roars
: a loud noise ; especially : a welter of confused or discordant sounds : clamor , uproar
a din of whistles, catcalls … and trumpets — Whitney Balliett
Synonyms:
din , uproar , pandemonium , hullabaloo , babel , hubbub , and racket mean, in common, a disturbingly loud or confusing sound or mélange of sounds. din stresses an exteme, usually painful and prolonged, extremely distracting loudness, sometimes, however, applying to a noise or mélange of noises which, though not necessarily painful, totally or almost totally occupies the consciousness
it made a din like all the boiler factories in the world and all the backfiring motors in creation trying to drown each other's noise out — W.F.Jenkins
the general had forbidden the tolling of funeral bells so that the incessant mournful din might not pound perpetually at our ears — Kenneth Roberts
the air was full of the usual tropic din: mosquitoes humming, cicadas trilling, bullfrogs twanging like guitars — R.A.W.Hughes
uproar and pandemonium both imply tumult or the wildest disorder, usually among persons but often among animals or the elements. uproar usually implies disordered shouting or the clamor of an arguing, fighting, or protesting crowd
it is the tenants of this upper gallery who, for their shilling, make all the noise and uproar for which the English playhouses are so famous — Eugene Burr
two thousand choristers from 70 choral societies … beefed, brayed, and bellowed … the only listeners to the enormous uproar were sundry critics — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin
often throw the parliamentary debates into an uproar — Paul Blanshard
pandemonium is stronger than uproar , stressing a complete disorder and implying the noisy boisterousness of a crowd breaking bounds and running riot
by this time the mob had its blood up, and pandemonium broke loose — Bertrand Russell
their temple for the next hundred years was a pandemonium of contending priests — Times Literary Supplement
the result of his inflammatory speech was pandemonium in the hall
hullabaloo , often interchangeable with din or uproar , seldom suggests earsplitting noise or turmoil, but suggests rather noise attendant upon great excitement, especially that disturbing peace and quiet, often applying to a quick storm of protest, a torrent of sudden sensational gossip, or an outburst of noisy passion
the current political hullabaloo — New Republic
the building was planned for nine stories, but the residents of the St.-Germain quarter raised such a hullabaloo against its towering bulk that one story was left off — Janet Flanner
the music stopped and the familiar hullabaloo was reestablished in the room — Jean Stafford
babel signifies a confusion especially of mixed languages or vocal qualities, usually strongly stressing the total meaninglessness or purposelessness of the noise
young and old, fat and thin, all laughed and shouted in a babel of tongues — Winifred Bambrick
among the babel of contradictory claims — Ruth Benedict
must we fall into the jabber and babel of discord while victory is still unattained? — Sir Winston Churchill
hubbub suggests the noisy and incessant movement of a busy bustling market place, seldom implying painful or disturbing noise or turmoil
the hubbub about national politics — Leon Halden
listening far into the night to the hubbub of voices — Howard Troyer
further hubbub in the Beverly Hills sector was occasioned when headlines featured a well-known literary figure's suicide gesture — Bennett Cerf
racket stresses the psychological effects of a noise more than its character, implying annoyance or disturbance and applying to any noise that strikes one as excessive or inordinate
he could hear the racket in the street — loud now, the cries, the honkings, the vendors, the rattle of carriage wheels over cobbles, the harsh clang of the extra streetcars — Barnaby Conrad
the children had police whistles and cap pistols and made a terrible racket in the street
II. verb
( dinned ; dinned ; dinning ; dins )
transitive verb
1. : to assail or deafen with loud noise or outcry
dinned his ears with shrill reproaches and complaints
2. : to utter or sound with great insistence : impress by or as if by insistent repetition — often used with into
dinned the official doctrines into their minds
intransitive verb
: to make a loud noise : make a din : resound
a hundred horns dinned in protest as traffic ground to a stop
the jukebox was dinning — Ralph Ellison
III. abbreviation
dinar