jeer vs taunt

jeer

noun
  • A mocking remark or reflection. 

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

  • A gear; a tackle. 

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

taunt

noun
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery 

verb
  • to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 

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