entangle vs wry

entangle

verb
  • To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated. 

  • To ensnare. 

  • To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder. 

  • To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult. 

wry

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

noun
  • Distortion. 

adj
  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

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