telling vs touching

telling

noun
  • The act of narration. 

  • The disclosure of information. 

  • Ability to determine. 

adj
  • Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective. 

  • Serving to convince. 

  • Revealing information; bearing significance. 

touching

noun
  • The act by which something is touched. 

  • A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment. 

adj
  • Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation. 

prep
  • Regarding; concerning. 

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