bawl vs murmur

bawl

verb
  • To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. 

  • To wail; to give out a blaring cry. 

  • To weep profusely. 

noun
  • A loud, intense shouting or wailing. 

murmur

verb
  • To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter. 

  • To say (something) indistinctly, to mutter. 

noun
  • The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart. 

  • A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent. 

  • Soft indistinct speech. 

  • Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. 

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