killing vs quickening

killing

adj
  • That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny. 

  • That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal. 

noun
  • A large amount of money. 

  • An instance of someone being killed. 

quickening

noun
  • The action of bringing someone or something to life. 

  • An increase of speed. 

  • The first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs. 

  • Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.). 

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