cavil vs sound off

cavil

verb
  • To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons. 

noun
  • A petty or trivial objection or criticism. 

sound off

verb
  • To hold forth about something in an opinionated manner. 

  • Command instructing a person to confirm that they are present or that some other objective has been met. 

  • Command instructing a person to speak up or acknowledge something. 

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