digging vs pry

digging

noun
  • The action performed by a person or thing that digs. 

  • A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained. 

pry

noun
  • An act of prying; a close and curious look. 

  • A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever. 

  • A person who is very inquisitive or nosy; a busybody, a nosey parker. 

verb
  • To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop. 

  • To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize. 

  • Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort. 

  • To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public. 

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