bleat vs bleating

bleat

noun
  • The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. 

verb
  • Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound. 

  • Of a person, to complain. 

bleating

noun
  • A noise that bleats. 

  • Inane or plaintive chatter. 

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