animate vs rocking

animate

adj
  • Dynamic, energetic. 

  • That which lives. 

  • Possessing the quality or ability of motion. 

  • having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.) 

  • Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun. 

verb
  • To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit. 

  • To impart motion or the appearance of motion to. 

rocking

adj
  • Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth. 

  • Excellent; great. 

noun
  • The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting. 

  • The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder. 

  • The motion of something that rocks. 

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