drivel vs slabber

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. 

slabber

verb
  • To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver. 

  • To cover, as with a liquid spill; soil; befoul. 

  • To wet and befoul by liquids falling carelessly from the mouth; slaver; slobber. 

  • To eat hastily or in a slovenly manner, as liquid food. 

noun
  • A saw for cutting slabs from logs. 

  • A slabbing machine. 

  • Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver. 

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