Dinned

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /dɪnd/

Definitions

1. To have created a cacophony that incessantly intrudes upon the mind's peace
2. To have generated a continuous and annoying sound that disrupts mental clarity
3. Produced a persistent, loud noise that repeatedly disturbs or overwhelms the listener

Etymology: The verb "dinned" is simply the past tense and past participle of "din," so its story is really the story of "din." Old English had "dynn," a loud noise or uproar, and the verb "dinnian" to resound or make a racket. Those words come from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to make a noise," and the same root gave Sanskrit "dhvánati," meaning "to roar," and Old Norse "dynr," meaning "a thunderous sound." The verb form took on the sense of persistent, wearing noise: to din something into someone is to hammer it into them by repetition. The shift from a single loud sound to noise that keeps battering the ears is the main arc of the word's history.

Synonyms: rung, pealed, resounded, echoed, reverberated