rheum vs whimper

rheum

noun
  • Tears. 

  • Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. 

  • Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. 

whimper

noun
  • A low intermittent sob. 

verb
  • To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain. 

  • To say something in a whimpering manner. 

  • To cry or sob softly and intermittently. 

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