groaning vs prickly

groaning

adj
  • That groans. 

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

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

prickly

adj
  • Easily irritated. 

  • Covered with sharp points. 

  • Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny. 

adv
  • In a prickly manner. 

noun
  • Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object. 

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