crumb vs tinge

crumb

noun
  • A bit, small amount. 

  • A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate. 

  • A nobody; a worthless person. 

  • A small piece of other material, such as rubber. 

  • A body louse (Pediculus humanus). 

  • The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust. 

  • A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread). 

verb
  • To cover with crumbs. 

  • To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble. 

tinge

noun
  • A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing. 

  • The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint. 

verb
  • To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing. 

  • To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing. 

  • To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing. 

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