taking vs winning

taking

adj
  • Alluring; attractive. 

noun
  • A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. 

  • The act by which something is taken. 

  • Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). 

  • A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). 

winning

adj
  • Attractive. 

  • That constitutes a win. 

  • That leads to success. 

noun
  • The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling. 

  • The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition. 

  • The portion of a coalfield out for working. 

  • A new opening. 

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