dare vs flurry

dare

verb
  • To terrify; to daunt. 

  • To have enough courage (to do something). 

  • To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to 

  • To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. 

  • To defy or challenge (someone to do something) 

noun
  • The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness. 

  • A challenge to prove courage. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players. 

  • A small fish, the dace 

  • Defiance; challenge. 

flurry

verb
  • To agitate, bewilder, fluster. 

  • To move or fall in a flurry. 

noun
  • An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time. 

  • A light, brief snowfall. 

  • A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze. 

  • A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind. 

  • The violent spasms of a dying whale. 

  • Any sudden activity; a stir. 

  • A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc. 

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