Vocabulary Entry

babel

|noun • verb

noun

A confused mixture of sounds or voices; a noisy situation.

Example Sentences

"The marketplace was filled with the babel of shoppers haggling over prices."

"In the crowded café, there was a babel of conversations all around us."

"It was hard to concentrate on my work with the constant babel coming from the street."

verb

Example Sentences

"The children babbled excitedly as they played in the park."

"He began to babble about his dreams, hardly making sense."

"After a few drinks, she started to babble about her past."