buffeting vs hitting

buffeting

noun
  • A blow or motion that buffets. 

  • random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow 

hitting

noun
  • A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. 

  • The batter's hitting improved with practice. 

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