fuss vs lather

fuss

noun
  • A complaint or noise; a scene. 

  • Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. 

  • An exhibition of affection or admiration. 

verb
  • To show affection for, especially animals. 

  • To pet. 

  • To cry or be ill-humoured. 

  • To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust 

  • To be very worried or excited about something, often too much. 

lather

noun
  • A state of agitation. 

  • The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. 

  • Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. 

verb
  • To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating. 

  • To cover with lather. 

  • To beat or whip. 

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