palpitate vs tremble

palpitate

verb
  • To shake tremulously 

  • To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart. 

  • To cause to beat strongly or rapidly. 

tremble

verb
  • To shake, quiver, or vibrate. 

  • To fear; to be afraid. 

noun
  • A shake, quiver, or vibration. 

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