kiss vs show gratitude

kiss

noun
  • A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury. 

  • A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. 

  • An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver. 

  • The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth, conjunction. 

  • A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses. 

verb
  • To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. 

  • To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. 

  • Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. 

show gratitude

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