cranky vs groaning

cranky

adj
  • Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset. 

  • Not in good working condition. 

  • Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”) 

  • Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar. 

groaning

adj
  • That groans. 

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

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

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