babel

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The rage of the babel was allayed by degrees, though not appeased, for the boat was behaving wantonly, as the police officer pointed out to the count Renee stood up to bend her head.

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  1. noun A confusion of sounds or voices. See Synonyms at noise.
  2. noun A scene of noise and confusion.

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  • For a moment there was complete babel, then if I can guess, it's somehow got in the motor and shorted the ignition. —  Greener Than You Think
  • As the sun rises the dust does the same, and so do the voices of the people, old and young, and the geese and the children join in, but the babel is not unpleasant, it is not too loud; there are pleasant low notes and laughter all the time. —  From Edinburgh to India ; Burmah
  • They were not, however, destitute of lungs, as the babel of sounds proved-- nor of tobacco, as the clouds of smoke demonstrated Little notice was taken of the visitors. —  The Garret and the Garden
  • "Toys, dolls, games, Christmas-tree ornaments His words became drowned in a sudden babel which made ordinary conversation impossible. —  A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life
  • It was all an infuriated babel, the smoke thickening until we gasped for breath, barely able to see Our mad onrush swept them back, helpless, demoralized. —  My Lady of Doubt
 

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