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Meanings of general din in English

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Usage of general din in English
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Above the general din he heard the detestable voice of the turnkey.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
2
And then above the general din one cry rang out sharply and insistently:
Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
3
The roaring multitude swallowed him; his cry grew faint, merged in the general din.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
4
The strains of a Strauss string quartet sounded over the general din of restaurant noise.
In the shadow of gotham
5
His sons, in fear of murder, followed him, and added their remonstrance to the general din.
Oriental Encounters: Palestine and Syria, 1894-6
6
The barker kept them moving, his tired and strained voice still rising easily over the general din.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
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The general din and excitement grew fearful.
Diane of the Green Van
8
Presently a soldier caught sight of the younger boy and raised a cry loud above the general din.
Historic Boyhoods
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Above the general din came the voice of La Tour d'Azyr, who had half-risen from his seat: Mountebank!
Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
10
This particular bomb had come down into the billiard room, unheard among the general din, and had not exploded.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
11
He was entirely inaudible in the general din, but he looked happy and satisfied; he was doing his bit.
Pagan Passions
12
They gathered around asking questions by the hundreds, all at once, each one canceling out the others in the general din.
Midnight at the well of souls
13
Help!" and "Have mercy!" rose from dozens of throats, adding to the general din of people scurrying for shelter.
Wizardborn
14
I jabbed my finger with the needle as my eavesdropper's ears picked the conversation out of the common room's general din.
The Name of the Wind
15
When a lull softened the general din, he might nod to Mother, and then begin to sing, alone, to her accompaniment.
True compass: a memoir
16
And as they passed, their voices rose above the general din, calling "Fair lemons and oranges, oranges and citrons!"
Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II
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