dinning

Making persistent racket

Dinning is making a loud, continuous, unpleasant noise, or forcing something into someone's mind through repetition: The music was dinning in my ears.

Parents din lessons into children; propaganda dings slogans into citizens.

The word comes from din, a sustained harsh noise.

noise

clamor

Loud persistent noise

blaring · cacophony · deafening · earsplitting · raucous · boom · blast · resonance · thunderous · uproar

persistent

incessant

Never pausing or stopping

ceaseless · continual · relentless · interminable · uninterrupted · repetitive · sustained · prolonged · droning · drumming

annoying

irritating

Causing mild frustration

intrusive · aggravating · vexing · maddening · nerve-racking · wearing · wearying · harassing · badgering · hectoring

Opposites
sound volume/intensity

dinningsilent

Producing no sound

quiet · hushed · muted · still · soundless

manner of sound delivery

dinningwhispering

Breathy, near-silent speech

murmuring · soothing · lulling · crooning · cooing

Family

dinner, dine, diner, din, dinners, dines, dined, dins, dinned

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G