maunder vs prate

maunder

verb
  • To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle. 

  • To wander or walk aimlessly. 

prate

verb
  • To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly. 

noun
  • Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity. 

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