hurtle vs stampede

hurtle

verb
  • To move rapidly, violently, or without control. 

  • To hurl or fling; to throw hard or violently. 

noun
  • A clattering sound. 

  • A fast movement in literal or figurative sense. 

stampede

verb
  • To move rapidly in a mass. 

  • To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies. 

  • To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. 

noun
  • Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse. 

  • A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic. 

  • A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time. 

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