mocking vs scathing

mocking

adj

  • derisive or contemptuous 

  • teasing or taunting 

noun

  • mockery 

scathing

adj

  • Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic. 

  • Harmful or painful; acerbic. 

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