roaring vs thriving

roaring

adj
  • Very successful; lively. 

  • Intensive; extreme. 

noun
  • An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion. 

  • A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar. 

thriving

adj
  • That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering. 

noun
  • The action of the verb to thrive. 

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