prate vs quibble

prate

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

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

quibble

verb
  • To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner. 

  • To contest, especially some trivial issue in a petty manner. 

noun
  • An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. 

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