blather vs silence

blather

noun
  • Nonsensical or foolish talk. 

verb
  • To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way. 

  • To talk rapidly without making much sense. 

silence

noun
  • The act of refraining from speaking. 

  • deadly silence 

  • The absence of any sound. 

verb
  • To repress the expression of something. 

  • To suppress criticism, etc. 

  • To block gene expression. 

  • To murder. 

  • To make (someone or something) silent. 

intj
  • Be silent. 

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