focusing vs gnaw

focusing

noun
  • The action of the verb to focus. 

adj
  • Used for or pertaining to focusing. 

  • Pertaining to the direction of attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or purpose over time. 

gnaw

noun
  • the act of gnawing 

verb
  • To bite something persistently, especially something tough. 

  • To produce excessive anxiety or worry. 

  • To corrode; to fret away; to waste. 

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