flurry vs twirl

flurry

noun
  • A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze. 

  • An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time. 

  • A light, brief snowfall. 

  • A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind. 

  • The violent spasms of a dying whale. 

  • Any sudden activity; a stir. 

  • A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc. 

verb
  • To agitate, bewilder, fluster. 

  • To move or fall in a flurry. 

twirl

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. 

verb
  • To twist round. 

  • To pitch. 

  • To rotate rapidly. 

  • To perform a twirl. 

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