questioning vs searching

questioning

noun
  • Interrogation. 

  • The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry. 

  • The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting. 

adj
  • Unsure of one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity. 

  • Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder. 

searching

noun
  • search; hunt 

adj
  • Looking over closely; penetrating; severe. 

  • Thorough. 

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