drivel vs rot

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. 

rot

noun
  • Verbal nonsense. 

  • Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs. 

  • The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. 

  • Decaying matter. 

verb
  • To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret. 

  • To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place). 

  • To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. 

  • To decline in function or utility. 

  • To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt. 

  • To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes. 

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