thunder vs whimper

thunder

verb
  • To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice. 

  • To make a noise like thunder. 

  • To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity. 

  • To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise). 

  • To produce something with incredible power. 

noun
  • The spotlight. 

  • An alarming or startling threat or denunciation. 

  • The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt. 

  • A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder. 

whimper

verb
  • To say something in a whimpering manner. 

  • To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain. 

  • To cry or sob softly and intermittently. 

noun
  • A low intermittent sob. 

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