mumble vs spread rumor

mumble

noun
  • A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice. 

verb
  • To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. 

  • To chew something gently with closed lips. 

spread rumor

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