fraught vs knowing

fraught

adj
  • Laden. 

  • Distressed or causing distress, for example through complexity. 

  • Furnished, equipped. 

  • Loaded up or charged with; accompanied by; entailing. 

noun
  • Two bucketfuls (of water). 

  • A load; a burden. 

verb
  • To load (a ship, cargo etc.). 

knowing

adj
  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

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