inundation vs trickle

inundation

noun
  • The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. 

  • The state of being inundated; flooding 

  • An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx 

trickle

noun
  • A very thin flow; the act of trickling. 

  • A very thin river. 

verb
  • to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously. 

  • To move or roll slowly. 

  • to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously. 

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