chafe vs groaning

chafe

noun
  • Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. 

  • Injury or wear caused by friction. 

  • Heat excited by friction. 

verb
  • To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. 

  • To be worn by rubbing. 

  • To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. 

  • To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. 

  • To fret and wear by rubbing. 

  • To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. 

groaning

noun
  • A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. 

adj
  • Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. 

  • That groans. 

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