Dinning

/ˈdɪnɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Making loud, persistent, or annoying noise; repeatedly saying something forcefully until it is internalized.

Etymology

From din (loud noise) + -ing gerund/present participle suffix. The continuous action of creating the kind of repetitive noise or insistent speech described by din.

Kelly Says

Psychologically, 'dinning' something into someone's head is disturbingly effective—repetition through noise and force is exactly how propaganda and advertising work, which is why the word appears so often in dystopian literature describing social control mechanisms.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምግብ
migb
ARالعربية
العشاء
al-'a-sha
BNবাংলা
ভোজন
bho-jon
CACatalà
menjar
men-jar
CSČeština
jíst
yist
DADansk
spise
spis-e
DEDeutsch
essen
es-sen
ELΕλληνικά
φαγητό
fa-ge-to
ESEspañol
cenar
se-nar
FAفارسی
غذا
gha-da
FISuomi
syödä
syo-dä
FRFrançais
dîner
di-nehr
GUGU
વાન
vaan
HAHA
ciya
ci-ya
HEעברית
ארוחה
a-ru-cha
HIहिन्दी
रात का खाना
raat ka khaana
HUMagyar
enni
en-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
makan malam
ma-kan ma-lam
IGIG
ọkpọ
o-kpọ
ITItaliano
cenare
che-na-re
JA日本語
夕食
yu-shoku
KKKK
тамақтау
ta-ma-q-tau
KMKM
進食
chin-shik
KO한국어
저녁 식사
jeo-nyeok si-sa
MRMR
जेवण
je-van
MSBahasa Melayu
makan malam
ma-kan ma-lam
MYမြန်မာ
sha
NLNederlands
eten
e-ten
NONorsk
spise
spis-e
PAPA
ਖਾਣਾ
kha-na
PLPolski
jeść
ye-s-c
PTPortuguês
jantar
jan-tar
RORomână
a mânca
a man-ca
RUРусский
ужинать
u-zhi-nat'
SVSvenska
äta
a-ta
SWKiswahili
kula
ku-la
TAதமிழ்
மாலை உணவு
ma-lai u-na-vu
TEతెలుగు
రాత్రి భోజనం
ra-atri bho-jan-am
THไทย
รับประทานอาหารเย็น
rap-pra-taan a-ha-wan yen
TLTL
kain
kain
TRTürkçe
yemek yemek
ye-mek ye-mek
UKУкраїнська
їсти
yi-s-ty
URاردو
ڈنر
din-ner
VITiếng Việt
ăn tối
an toi
YOYO
ṣàà
ṣà-à
ZH中文
吃饭
chī fàn
ZUZU
ukus
u-kus

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