burst vs whimper

burst

noun
  • A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display. 

  • An act or instance of bursting. 

  • A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm. 

  • The explosion of a bomb or missile. 

verb
  • To cause to break from internal pressure. 

  • To break from internal pressure. 

  • To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines. 

  • To produce as an effect of bursting. 

  • To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting. 

  • To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter. 

  • To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly. 

whimper

noun
  • A low intermittent sob. 

verb
  • To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain. 

  • To say something in a whimpering manner. 

  • To cry or sob softly and intermittently. 

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