smarting vs throb

smarting

noun
  • A sensation that smarts or stings. 

adj
  • Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment. 

  • Painful, sore. 

throb

noun
  • A beating, vibration or palpitation. 

verb
  • To pound or beat rapidly or violently. 

  • To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood. 

  • To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm. 

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