shrill vs tremble

shrill

verb
  • To make a shrill noise. 

adj
  • Sharp or keen to the senses. 

  • Having a shrill voice. 

  • Fierce, loud, strident. 

  • High-pitched and piercing. 

noun
  • A shrill sound. 

tremble

verb
  • To shake, quiver, or vibrate. 

  • To fear; to be afraid. 

noun
  • A shake, quiver, or vibration. 

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