jolt vs nudge

jolt

verb
  • To push or shake abruptly and roughly. 

  • To shock emotionally. 

  • To shake; to move with a series of jerks. 

  • To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert 

  • To knock sharply 

noun
  • An act of jolting. 

  • A surprise or shock. 

  • A narcotic injection. 

  • A long prison sentence. 

nudge

verb
  • To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal. 

  • To near or come close to something. 

  • To move slightly. 

noun
  • A gentle push. 

  • The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence. 

  • A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound. 

  • The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice. 

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