brandish vs twirl

brandish

verb
  • To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill. 

  • To bear something with ostentatious show. 

noun
  • The act of flourishing or waving. 

twirl

verb
  • To perform a twirl. 

  • To twist round. 

  • To pitch. 

  • To rotate rapidly. 

noun
  • A little twist of some substance; a swirl. 

  • A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette. 

  • Any rotating movement; a spin. 

  • A prison guard. 

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