breather vs lull

breather

noun
  • A short break; a rest or respite. 

  • A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice. 

  • An air inlet path to the crankcase 

  • Something or someone that breathes. 

  • A heavy breather. 

lull

noun
  • A period of rest or soothing. 

  • A period without waves or wind. 

  • An extended pause between sets of waves. 

  • A period of reduced activity; a respite 

verb
  • To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm 

  • To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate. 

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