around in circles vs inane

around in circles

inane

adj
  • Purposeless; pointless 

  • Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) 

  • Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) (lacking sense): 

noun
  • That which is void or empty. 

How often have the words around in circles and inane occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )