rough-and-tumble vs screaming

rough-and-tumble

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

screaming

adj
  • Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear. 

  • Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter. 

  • Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay. 

  • Obvious; distinct. 

  • First-rate; splendid. 

noun
  • A scream. 

How often have the words rough-and-tumble and screaming occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )