paddling vs rowing

paddling

noun
  • The act of using a paddle. 

  • A collective noun for ducks when they are on water. 

  • An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle. 

rowing

noun
  • The rowing of boats as a competitive sport. 

  • The action of the verb to row. 

  • The action of propelling a boat with oars. 

  • The act of having a row, or argument. 

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