patter vs tiptoe

patter

noun
  • One who pats. 

  • A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface. 

  • Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer or a sports commentator. 

verb
  • To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator. 

  • To spatter; to sprinkle. 

  • To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch. 

tiptoe

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

verb
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. 

adj
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

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