rot vs twaddle

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. 

twaddle

noun
  • Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. 

  • One who twaddles; a twaddler. 

verb
  • To talk or write nonsense; to prattle. 

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