drifting vs rowing

drifting

noun
  • The act by which something drifts. 

  • A driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. 

  • That which drifts. 

adj
  • Without direction, focus, or goal. 

  • Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces. 

rowing

noun
  • The act of having a row, or argument. 

  • The action of the verb to row. 

  • The action of propelling a boat with oars. 

  • The rowing of boats as a competitive sport. 

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