rippling vs twirl

rippling

noun
  • A motion or sound that ripples. 

adj
  • Moving in a chaotic, undulating fashion, as in a flow of water or a flag blowing in the wind. 

twirl

noun
  • A little twist of some substance; a swirl. 

  • A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette. 

  • Any rotating movement; a spin. 

  • A prison guard. 

verb
  • To twist round. 

  • To pitch. 

  • To rotate rapidly. 

  • To perform a twirl. 

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