blossom vs flushing

blossom

noun
  • A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise. 

  • A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers. 

  • The state or season of producing such flowers. 

  • The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs. 

verb
  • To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom. 

  • To begin to thrive or flourish. 

flushing

noun
  • A surface formed of floating threads. 

  • A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy. 

  • Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause). 

  • The act by which something is flushed. 

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