choke out vs sniff

choke out

verb
  • To say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking. 

  • To cause (a person) to lose consciousness by applying a chokehold. 

  • To extinguish (fire) (by depriving it of oxygen or fuel). 

  • To destroy (something) by depriving it of a vital resource. 

  • To prevent (light) from passing through. 

  • To prevent (something) from growing by overwhelming it or robbing it of nutrients. 

sniff

verb
  • To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt. 

  • To perceive vaguely. 

  • To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. 

  • To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form. 

  • To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner. 

  • To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network. 

  • To be dismissive or contemptuous of something. 

noun
  • A brief perception, or tiny amount. 

  • An instance of sniffing. 

  • Cocaine. 

  • A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose. 

intj
  • A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying. 

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