din
To make a din, to resoundTo make a din, to resound.
» His voice was heard above the din.
Trotz des Lärms war seine Stimme deutlich zu vernehmen.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To make a din, to resound.
(intransitive)(of a place) To be filled with sound, to resound.
(transitive)To assail (a person, the ears) with loud noise.
(transitive)To repeat (something) continuously, as though to the point of deafening or exhausting somebody, or (sometimes particularly) to impress or instill (it, into someone).
- instill (into a person) by constant repetition
- make a resonant sound, like artillery
Examples
6 sentencesHis voice was heard above the din.
deTrotz des Lärms war seine Stimme deutlich zu vernehmen.
I can't make myself heard above the din.
A light appeared at the entrance of the din.
Ziri ended up finding what seemed to be the din of that creature.
Babur's full name was Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur.
Origin
From Middle English dynnen, from Old English dynnan, from Proto-Germanic *dunjaną, from PrFrom Middle English dynnen, from Old English dynnan, from Proto-Germanic *dunjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise”).
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Forms
dins, dinning, dinned, dinnedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle