stinging vs tickling

stinging

noun

  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

adj

  • Having the capacity to sting. 

  • Precise and hurtful. 

tickling

noun

  • The act by which someone is tickled. 

  • A sensation that tickles. 

adj

  • That tickles 

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