peek vs stare

peek

noun
  • A quick glance or look. 

verb
  • To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. 

  • To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place. 

stare

noun
  • A persistent gaze. 

verb
  • To influence in some way by looking fixedly. 

  • To look fixedly (at something). 

  • To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy. 

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