jeer vs sneer

jeer

noun
  • A mocking remark or reflection. 

  • An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship. 

  • A gear; a tackle. 

verb
  • To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language. 

sneer

noun
  • A display of contempt; scorn. 

  • A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn. 

verb
  • To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly. 

  • To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn 

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