happening vs toward

happening

adj
  • Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable. 

  • Trendy, up-to-the-minute. 

noun
  • Something that happens. 

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

toward

adj
  • Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward. 

prep
  • In relation to (someone or something). 

  • For the purpose of attaining (an aim). 

  • In the direction of. 

  • Located close to; near (a time or place). 

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