mutter vs waffler

mutter

noun
  • A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering. 

  • Peas. 

verb
  • To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations. 

  • To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise. 

  • To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath. 

waffler

noun
  • One who waffles or rambles; a vague, unfocused speaker or writer. 

  • A waffle iron. 

  • One who waffles, or changes sides or positions frequently. 

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