groaning vs gruff

groaning

adj
  • That groans. 

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

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

gruff

adj
  • hoarse-voiced. 

  • Of goods: bulky. 

  • having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature. 

verb
  • To speak gruffly. 

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