give out vs listen

give out

verb
  • To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing. 

  • To issue; to distribute. 

  • To complain, sulk, chastise. 

  • To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. 

  • To desist. 

  • To put forth, utter (prayers). 

  • To break down, get out of order, fail. 

  • To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth. 

  • To run short, come to an end. 

  • To desist through exhaustion of strength or patience. 

listen

verb
  • To pay attention to a sound or speech. 

  • To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal. 

  • To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent. 

noun
  • An instance of listening. 

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