happening vs method

happening

noun
  • Something that happens. 

  • A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation. 

adj
  • Trendy, up-to-the-minute. 

  • Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable. 

method

noun
  • A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process). 

  • A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed. 

  • A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object. 

  • Marijuana. 

verb
  • To apply particular treatment methods to (a mold). 

  • To apply a method to. 

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