slighting vs sneering

slighting

noun
  • The act of giving a slight or snub. 

  • The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection. 

  • The full or partial demolition of a fortification. 

  • An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect. 

adj
  • In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative 

sneering

noun
  • The act of one who sneers. 

adj
  • contemptful 

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