argue round and round vs mumble

argue round and round

verb
  • to not talk about (a subject), to avoid the question 

  • to talk with many digressions 

mumble

verb
  • To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. 

  • To chew something gently with closed lips. 

noun
  • A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice. 

How often have the words argue round and round and mumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )