babble vs fess

babble

verb
  • To reveal; to give away (a secret). 

  • To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding. 

  • To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds 

  • To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words. 

  • 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. 

fess

verb
  • To confess; to admit. 

noun
  • A horizontal band across the middle of the shield. 

adj
  • Of animals, bad-tempered, fierce. 

  • Lively; active; strong. 

  • Proud; conceited. 

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