audience vs throng

audience

noun
  • A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. 

  • The readership of a book or other written publication. 

  • A following. 

  • An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it. 

  • A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program. 

  • A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary. 

throng

noun
  • A group of people crowded or gathered closely together. 

  • A group of things; a host or swarm. 

verb
  • To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings. 

  • To congregate. 

  • To crowd into a place, especially to fill it. 

adj
  • Filled with persons or objects; crowded. 

  • Busy; hurried. 

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