froth vs overswell

froth

verb
  • (of a liquid) To bubble. 

  • To spit, vent, or eject, as froth. 

  • To cover with froth. 

  • To create froth in (a liquid). 

  • (literally) To spew saliva as froth; (figuratively) to rage, vent one's anger. 

noun
  • foam 

  • Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth? 

  • Highly speculative investment. 

  • The idle rich; 

  • unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel 

overswell

verb
  • To swell or rise above (something, especially the rim of a container, the sides of something hollow, etc.). 

  • To cause (something) to be too swollen or large; to become too swollen or large. 

noun
  • An excessive or sudden increase or flood (of something). 

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