ankle vs linger

ankle

verb
  • To walk. 

  • To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. 

noun
  • The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. 

linger

verb
  • To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually. 

  • To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion. 

  • To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. 

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