fulgurate vs twinkle

fulgurate

verb
  • To flash or emit flashes like lightning. 

  • To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize. 

twinkle

verb
  • To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer. 

  • To bat, blink or wink the eyes. 

  • To be bright with delight. 

  • To flit to and fro. 

noun
  • A brief moment; a twinkling. 

  • The female genitalia. 

  • A sparkle or glimmer of light. 

  • A sparkle of delight in the eyes. 

  • A flitting movement. 

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