swaying vs totter

swaying

noun
  • The motion of something that sways. 

  • An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading. 

totter

noun
  • An unsteady movement or gait. 

verb
  • To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall. 

  • To be on the brink of collapse. 

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