thrash about vs yerk

thrash about

verb
  • to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware 

yerk

verb
  • To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. 

  • To bind or tie with a jerk. 

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