"During the shop’s peak hours – from eight in the evening till around midnight – one could hardly hear oneself talk because of the boisterous chatters that went on."
Explanation: re·flect
/rəˈflekt/
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verb
past tense: reflected; past participle: reflected
1.
(of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.
"when the sun's rays hit the Earth a lot of the heat is reflected back into space"
think deeply or carefully about.
"he reflected with sadness on the unhappiness of his marriage"
Because people have lost common sense these days.