bursting vs smouldering

bursting

noun
  • The act by which something bursts. 

adj
  • So full (with something) as almost to erupt. 

  • Very eager (to do something). 

  • Urgently needing to urinate. 

smouldering

noun
  • The act by which something smoulders; residual heat. 

adj
  • Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame. 

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