smouldering vs stinging

smouldering

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

adj
  • Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame. 

stinging

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

adj
  • Having the capacity to sting. 

  • Precise and hurtful. 

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