biting vs venomous

biting

adj
  • Causing a stinging sensation. 

  • Tending to bite. 

  • Cutting or incisive. 

noun
  • A bite-sized snack. 

  • An instance of something being bitten. 

venomous

adj
  • Full of venom. 

  • Noxious; evil. 

  • Powerful 

  • Malignant; spiteful; hateful. 

  • Producing venom (a toxin usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food. 

  • Toxic; poisonous. 

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