Din
Definitions
- A surname from Khmer.
- A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.
- The German Institute for Standardization.
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Alternative spelling of deen (“religion, faith, religiosity”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“Think⟳ you a little din can daunt mine ears?”
“[B]red to war, / He knew the battle’s din afar, / And joyed to hear⟳ it swell.”
“How often, hither wandering down, My Arthur found your shadows fair, And shook to all the liberal air The dust and din and steam of town:”
“The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.”
“So many faces Clive had never seen by daylight, and looking terrible, like⟳ cadavers jerked upright to welcome⟳ the newly dead. Invigorated by this jolt of misanthropy, he moved sleekly through the din, ignored his name⟳ when it was called, withdrew his elbow when it was plucked [...]”
“England certainly made a mockery of the claim⟳ that they might somehow be intimidated by the Glasgow din. Celtic Park⟳ was a loud, seething pit of bias.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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