corked up vs reticent

corked up

adj
  • Unable to speak; silenced. 

  • Stoppered with a cork. 

reticent

adj
  • Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. 

  • Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive). 

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