blather vs claptrap

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. 

claptrap

noun
  • Empty verbiage or nonsense. 

  • A device or trick to gain applause; a humbug. 

  • A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters. 

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