babble vs drivel

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. 

drivel

verb
  • To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool. 

  • To use up or to be used up. 

  • To move or travel slowly. 

  • To be weak or foolish; to dote. 

noun
  • Nonsense; senseless talk. 

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