countering vs crippling

countering

crippling

noun
  • Spars or timbers set up as a support against the side of a building. 

  • State of being crippled; lameness. 

adj
  • That cripples or incapacitates 

  • Causing serious injuries, damage, or harm; damaging. 

  • Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental. 

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