agonizing vs stinging

agonizing

noun
  • The act of one who agonizes. 

adj
  • Causing physical or mental agony. 

stinging

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

adj
  • Having the capacity to sting. 

  • Precise and hurtful. 

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