howl vs sie

howl

verb
  • To utter with outcry. 

  • To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. 

  • To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. 

  • To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. 

noun
  • Any similar sound. 

  • A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. 

  • The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals. 

sie

verb
  • To sift. 

  • To strain, as milk; filter. 

  • To drop, as water; trickle. 

  • To fall, as in a swoon; faint. 

  • To sink; fall; drop. 

pron
  • Gender-neutral subject pronoun, grammatically equivalent to the gendered pronouns he and she 

noun
  • A drop. 

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