growl vs laugh

growl

verb
  • To express (something) by growling. 

  • To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound. 

  • To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. 

  • Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound. 

  • To send a user a message via the Growl software library. 

noun
  • A similar sound made by a human. 

  • The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach. 

  • An aggressive grumbling. 

  • A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal. 

  • A low-pitched rumbling sound produced with a wind instrument. 

laugh

verb
  • To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock. 

  • To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter. 

  • To express by, or utter with, laughter. 

  • To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. 

noun
  • A fun person. 

  • An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. 

  • Something that provokes mirth or scorn. 

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