bespout vs prate

bespout

verb
  • To pester with excessive oratory or spouting. 

  • To spout about; recite in a pompous or affected manner. 

prate

verb
  • To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly. 

noun
  • Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity. 

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