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DINNED
DIN
din
(verb) instill (into a person) by constant repetition; “he dinned the lessons into his students”
boom, din
(verb) make a resonant sound, like artillery; “His deep voice boomed through the hall”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
dinned
simple past tense and past participle of din
Source: Wiktionary
DIN
Din, n. Etym: [AS. dyne, dyn; akin to Icel. dynr, and to AS. dynian to resound, Icel. dynja to pour down like hail or rain; cf. Skr. dhuni roaring, a torrent, dhvan to sound. Cf. Dun to ask payment.]
Definition: Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar. Think you a little din can daunt mine ears Shak. He knew the battle's din afar. Sir W. Scott. The dust and din and steam of town. Tennyson.
Din, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinning.] Etym: [AS. dynian. See Din, n.]
1. To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with cries.
2. To utter with a din; to repeat noisily; to ding. This hath been often dinned in my ears. Swift. To din into, to fix in the mind of another by frequent and noisy repetitions. Sir W. Scott.
Din, v. i.
Definition: To sound with a din; a ding. The gay viol dinning in the dale. A. Seward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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