gallop vs splutter

gallop

verb
  • To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. 

  • To ride at a galloping pace. 

  • To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines. 

  • To run very fast. 

  • To progress rapidly through the body. 

  • To run at a gallop. 

  • To cause to gallop. 

noun
  • The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. 

  • An act or instance of going or running rapidly. 

  • An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop. 

splutter

verb
  • To speak hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly. 

  • To forcefully emit (something), especially in small drops or particles; to sputter. 

  • To soil or sprinkle (someone or something) with a substance, often a liquid; to bespatter, to spatter. 

  • To make a sound or sounds of something forcefully emitting a substance in small drops or particles. 

  • To direct angry words, criticism, insults, etc., at (someone or something). 

  • Followed by out: to go out (as a flame) or stop functioning (as an engine or machine) with a spluttering action or sound (senses 2.1 or 2.3). 

  • Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles. 

  • Of a substance: to be emitted forcefully in small drops or particles. 

  • To spray droplets of saliva from the mouth while eating or speaking. 

  • To perform in an inconsistent manner to a substandard level. 

  • Sometimes followed by out: to speak (words) hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly. 

noun
  • A forceful choking or spitting sound. 

  • A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering. 

  • A disagreement or dispute. 

  • Chaotic and forceful speaking, verbal exchange, etc.; (countable) an instance of this. 

  • A noisy commotion. 

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