groan vs scritch

groan

noun
  • A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight. 

  • A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. 

  • A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. 

verb
  • To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. 

  • To make a groan. 

scritch

noun
  • A light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing. 

  • The act of scratching an itch. 

verb
  • To scratch so as to relieve an itch or irritation. 

  • To make a light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing. 

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