babble vs ramble

babble

verb
  • To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words. 

  • To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding. 

  • To reveal; to give away (a secret). 

  • To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds 

  • To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle. 

  • To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones. 

noun
  • A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions. 

  • Idle talk; senseless prattle 

  • Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. 

ramble

verb
  • To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions. 

  • To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address. 

  • To follow a winding path or course. 

  • To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course 

  • To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter. 

noun
  • A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside. 

  • A bed of shale over the seam of coal. 

  • A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking. 

  • A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction. 

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