flood vs throng

flood

verb
  • To cover or partly fill as if by a flood. 

  • To bleed profusely, as after childbirth. 

  • To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with. 

  • To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall. 

  • To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation. 

noun
  • An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. 

  • A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. 

  • The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb. 

  • A floodlight. 

  • Menstrual discharge; menses. 

throng

verb
  • To crowd into a place, especially to fill it. 

  • To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings. 

  • To congregate. 

adj
  • Filled with persons or objects; crowded. 

  • Busy; hurried. 

noun
  • A group of people crowded or gathered closely together. 

  • A group of things; a host or swarm. 

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