convulsion vs silence

convulsion

noun
  • An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm. 

  • An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction. 

  • Violent turmoil. 

silence

verb
  • To repress the expression of something. 

  • To suppress criticism, etc. 

  • To block gene expression. 

  • To murder. 

  • To make (someone or something) silent. 

noun
  • deadly silence 

  • The act of refraining from speaking. 

  • The absence of any sound. 

intj
  • Be silent. 

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