prickle vs throb

prickle

noun
  • A tingling sensation of mild discomfort. 

  • A kind of willow basket. 

  • A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn. 

verb
  • To feel a prickle. 

  • To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick. 

throb

noun
  • A beating, vibration or palpitation. 

verb
  • To pound or beat rapidly or violently. 

  • To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood. 

  • To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm. 

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