give tongue vs moan

give tongue

verb
  • To vocalize audibly. 

  • To bark; to howl, bay. 

  • To cry. 

  • To give expression to (something); to express. 

  • To ring out, sound. 

moan

verb
  • To make a moan or similar sound. 

  • To complain; to grumble. 

  • To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. 

  • To grieve. 

noun
  • a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure 

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