jeer vs ridicule

jeer

verb
  • To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language. 

noun
  • An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship. 

  • A mocking remark or reflection. 

  • A gear; a tackle. 

ridicule

verb
  • to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of 

noun
  • An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock. 

  • The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. 

  • derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour 

  • A small woman's handbag; a reticule. 

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