a great din
a big noise
TRANSLATION
din = der Lärm fearful din, hell of a din, terrible din = der Mordskrach, der Mordslärm and also of course: DIN standard [tech.] = die DIN-Norm
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"For Mr. Drummond's Ruby Half Moon, the zoomoozophone was augmented by a range of percussion instruments --- hi-hat, Chinese cymbals, Javanese woodblocks, bongos, bowls, gongs, bells --- and together they created a great din."
(Review of The Last Laugh - Michael Kimmelman, New York Times)
(Review of The Last Laugh - Michael Kimmelman, New York Times)
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din
A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds.
Synonyms: noise, din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel
These nouns refer to loud, confused, or disagreeable sound or sounds.
NOISE is the least specific: deafened by the noise in the subway.
A DIN is a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds: the din of the factory.
RACKET is loud, distressing noise: the racket made by trucks rolling along cobblestone streets.
UPROAR, PANDEMONIUM, and HULLABALOO imply disorderly tumult together with loud, bewildering sound: “The evening uproar of the howling monkeys burst out” (W.H. Hudson); “a pandemonium of dancing and whooping, drumming and feasting” (Francis Parkman); a tremendous hullabaloo in the agitated crowd.
HUBBUB emphasizes turbulent activity and concomitant din: the hubbub of bettors, speculators, tipsters, and touts.
CLAMOR is loud, usually sustained noise, as of a public outcry of dissatisfaction: “not in the clamor of the crowded street” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow); a debate that was interrupted by a clamor of opposition.
BABEL stresses confusion of vocal sounds arising from simultaneous utterance and random mixture of languages: guests chattering in a babel of tongues at the diplomatic reception.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds.
Synonyms: noise, din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel
These nouns refer to loud, confused, or disagreeable sound or sounds.
NOISE is the least specific: deafened by the noise in the subway.
A DIN is a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds: the din of the factory.
RACKET is loud, distressing noise: the racket made by trucks rolling along cobblestone streets.
UPROAR, PANDEMONIUM, and HULLABALOO imply disorderly tumult together with loud, bewildering sound: “The evening uproar of the howling monkeys burst out” (W.H. Hudson); “a pandemonium of dancing and whooping, drumming and feasting” (Francis Parkman); a tremendous hullabaloo in the agitated crowd.
HUBBUB emphasizes turbulent activity and concomitant din: the hubbub of bettors, speculators, tipsters, and touts.
CLAMOR is loud, usually sustained noise, as of a public outcry of dissatisfaction: “not in the clamor of the crowded street” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow); a debate that was interrupted by a clamor of opposition.
BABEL stresses confusion of vocal sounds arising from simultaneous utterance and random mixture of languages: guests chattering in a babel of tongues at the diplomatic reception.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
