din C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /dɪn/ UK /dɪn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a loud, prolonged, confused noise The din of the factory floor made conversation impossible. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a loud, prolonged, confused... clamorracketuproarnoisecommotiontumulthubbubclatter ↔ Opposites silencequiethushcalm Etymology AI details From Middle English din, from Old English dyne, dynn ('loud noise'), from Proto-Germanic *duniz, of imitative origin, related to Sanskrit dhuni ('roaring'). dyne Old English *duniz Proto-Germanic *dʰwen- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # din **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪn/ ## Meanings 1. a loud, prolonged, confused noise ## Examples - The din of the factory floor made conversation impossible. ## Synonyms - clamor - racket - uproar - noise - commotion - tumult - hubbub - clatter ## Antonyms - silence - quiet - hush - calm ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dyne - Root: *duniz - Root: *dʰwen- ## Etymology From Middle English din, from Old English dyne, dynn ('loud noise'), from Proto-Germanic *duniz, of imitative origin, related to Sanskrit dhuni ('roaring'). ## AI Etymology Din is from Middle English din, from Old English dyne, dynn ('loud noise'), from Proto-Germanic *duniz, of imitative origin, related to Sanskrit dhuni ('roaring'). Important recorded forms include dyne (Old English), *duniz (Proto-Germanic), and *dʰwen- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers a loud, prolonged, confused noise. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown