darn vs smouldering

darn

noun
  • A place mended by darning. 

adv
  • Damned. 

verb
  • To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric. 

  • Euphemism of damn. 

intj
  • Damn. 

adj
  • Damn. 

smouldering

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

adj
  • Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame. 

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