ricochet vs veer

ricochet

verb
  • To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction. 

  • To operate upon by ricochet firing. 

noun
  • A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface. 

  • An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound. 

veer

verb
  • To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve. 

  • To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere). 

  • To shift aft. 

  • To change direction into the wind; to wear ship. 

  • To turn. 

noun
  • A turn or swerve; an instance of veering. 

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