English · Word Candidate

din

/dɪn/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: dins · dinning · dinned

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.

Noun

Examples

Think you a little din can daunt mine ears?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

To make a din, to resound.

Verb

Examples

1820, William Wordsworth, “The Waggoner” Canto 2, in The Miscellaneous Poems of William Wordsworth, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Volume 2, p. 21, For, spite of rumbling of the wheels, A welcome greeting he can hear;— It is a fiddle in its glee Dinning from the CHERRY TREE!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(of a place) To be filled with sound, to resound.

Verb

Examples

The room was dinning with the strains of an invisible orchestra and the vocal uproar […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “din” mean?

A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.

Is “din” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.