scatter vs swarm

scatter

verb
  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To be dispersed upon. 

noun
  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

swarm

verb
  • To overwhelm as by an opposing army. 

  • To fill a place as a swarm. 

  • To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately. 

  • To breed multitudes. 

  • To move as a swarm. 

  • To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc. 

noun
  • A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil. 

  • A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony. 

  • A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network. 

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