blather vs drivel

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. 

drivel

noun
  • Nonsense; senseless talk. 

verb
  • To use up or to be used up. 

  • To move or travel slowly. 

  • To be weak or foolish; to dote. 

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

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