biting vs harsh

biting

adj
  • Causing a stinging sensation. 

  • Tending to bite. 

  • Cutting or incisive. 

noun
  • A bite-sized snack. 

  • An instance of something being bitten. 

harsh

adj
  • Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. 

  • Severe or cruel. 

verb
  • To negatively criticize. 

  • To put a damper on (a mood). 

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