crumb vs whisper

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. 

whisper

noun
  • A faint trace or hint (of something). 

  • A private message to an individual in a chat room. 

  • A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves. 

  • A rumor. 

  • The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords. 

verb
  • To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. 

  • To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. 

  • To make a low, sibilant sound. 

  • To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. 

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